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One of the reasons why JFK's words continue to resonate today is because Kennedy was a good editor.

There is large number of edits Kennedy had made to the inaugural speech now on display in the museum of John F. Kennedy
library in Boston. The speech,
delivered on January 20, 1961, was the fourth shortest inaugural address in presidential history. And JFK wanted it that
way. "I don't want people to think I'm a windbag," Kennedy told his speechwriter, Ted Sorensen. "Make it short." Think
about it. Kennedy's speech was 13 minutes and 42 seconds. One of the greatest speeches in American history is four
minutes shorter than a TED talk.
library in Boston. The speech, delivered on January 20, 1961, was the fourth shortest inaugural address in presidential
history. And JFK wanted it that way. "I don't want people to think I'm a windbag," Kennedy told his speechwriter, Ted
Sorensen. "Make it short." Think about it. Kennedy's speech was 13 minutes and 42 seconds. One of the greatest speeches
in American history is four minutes shorter than a TED talk.

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> [John F. Kennedy handwritten draft of the Inaugural Address](https://catalog.archives.gov/id/193871), 17 January 1961
Kennedy made 31 changes in the last few hours, and most were aimed at streamlining the language. You can see the edits
in red. Until the last minute Kennedy was crossing out phrases, replacing long words with short ones, and eliminating
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