PALM BEACH, Fla., Dec. 29 (UPI) -- President-elect Donald Trump is looking to Ronald Reagan and John F. Kennedy as models for his inaugural address, which aides said he is writing largely himself.
Trump, who is staying at Mar-a-Lago on the island of Palm Beach for the holidays, met with presidential historian Douglas Brinkley on Wednesday to discuss the precedent for inaugural speeches. Brinkley said Trump is hoping to keep his speech short, but with the impact of famous prior ones, including Reagan's "shining city on a hill" analogy and JFK's famous civic call to arms, "ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country," as points of reference.