<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Inaugural address of John F. Kennedy" Audio of John F. Kennedy giving his inaugural address . (Duration: 14 minutes) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Problems playing this file? See media help . </Td> </Tr> <P> Immediately after reciting the oath of office, President Kennedy turned to address the crowd gathered at the Capitol . His inaugural address, the first delivered to a televised audience in color, is considered among the best presidential inaugural speeches in American history . The address was 1364 words and took 13 minutes and 55 seconds to deliver, from the first word to the last word, not including applause at the end, making it the fourth - shortest inaugural address ever delivered . </P> <P> And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country . </P>

Don't ask what the country do for you