Read President John F. Kennedy's speech, "The President and the Press," which he delivered before the American Newspaper Publishers Association (ANPA) on April 27, 1961. In this speech, he attempted to explain and justify the Bay of Pigs Invasion and pressured the news media to voluntarily censor itself on national security issues. Included is an in-depth analysis, teaching ideas and discussion questions, and related resources.

Concepts

john f. kennedy, media, rhetoric, freedom of the press

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Additional Tags

bay of pigs, cold war, famous speeches, free speech, president and the press, truman doctrine, john f. kennedy administration (1960 to 1963)

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
• The intended use for this resource is Instructional