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How Did John F Kennedy Became So Influential
1. Kennedy was in Dallas, Texas because he was campaigning there and he knew that in Dallas they thought he was not doing the best job. He wanted to go there personally to hopefully get people to change their opinions about him so he could get more votes.

2. John F. Kennedy, Jacquline Kennedy, Govenor John Conallie, and his wife Nelly.

3. Dealey Plaza was where John. F Kennedy’s assisnation occurred.

4. There 3 shots fired at the motor cade. He was hit in the neck and in the head.

5. The shots came from the Texas Book Depository.

6. Lee Harvey Oswald was a U.S. Marine who people accused of killing President John F. Kennedy. He was an American Marixst and was apart of the Soviet Union. He was part of the communist party and did not agree with John F. Kennedys views as
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Joe and Jack Kennedy both were big in politics of marketing and personality. They were also the first family figures to mix the personal and political. They hosted many parities to really be known in the public. Since, they had many ads on TV people got to know who they really were.
2. Factors that helped was he put on a strong persona that had been portrayed while he was on his debate. He had a great response to the arrest of Martin Luther King in which he appealed to African Americans. Nixon was seen as not being so strong in his responses. Kennedy showed his compassion for Martin Luther King and he tried to persuade the judge to allow King to become free.
3. Jack and Bobby Kennedy did create powerful enemies amongst the Mafia because Bobby Kennedy’s goal was to stop the Mafia all together instead of as single handly. It was risky because no one had tried this strategy. This created some people to be on their toes with gangs as well as the government. Kennedy’s father with evidence was seen to be paying the mafia so, he could get votes for JFK’s

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