Extra Credit Paper The life and legacy of John Francis Kennedy is long-lived and will never fade away. But to thoroughly understand John F. Kennedy as a person‚ one has to have a thorough understanding of his background and past. Born in Boston‚ Massachusetts‚ on September 6‚ 1888‚ Joseph Patrick Kennedy was the son of Mary Hickey and Patrick Joseph Kennedy‚ an important figure in the Irish community of Boston. Later in life‚ Patrick J. Kennedy rose from common laborer to highly successful
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John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Speech Presidents use rhetoric in most of their speeches to effectively convey their thoughts and ideas to the American people. John F. Kennedy was elected to be the thirty-fifth president of the United States. When the United States was going through a tough time and looking for a leader Kennedy was the youngest president ever and needed to establish himself as a leader and prove that he could change America. Kennedy’s inaugural speech’s purpose was to use emotional
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born on May 29th 1917 at Brookline (Massachusetts). His father Joseph Kennedy was an ambitious politician‚ who became from son of a pubkeeper to a millionaire. He married the daughter of the mayor of Boston‚ Rose Fitzgerald. John F. was their second son. During World War II their oldest son lost his life‚ when his airplane exploded above the Canal. Kennedy studied at Harvard and after he had finished‚ he also had to serve in the war. As lieutenant of the PT 109 he once
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in death. Everyone knows John F. Kennedy as the 35th President of the United States‚ the youngest president and one of few presidents that was assassend. But why was JFK so important what has he done for us? B. From his service in the military to his life as president‚ John Fitzgerald Kennedy has affected America as we know it. II. John F. Kennedy A. Background 1) JFK was born on May 29 1917 in Brookline‚ Massachusetts. His Father Joseph P. Kennedy was a self made Millionaire
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On November 22‚ 1963‚ at 12:30 in the afternoon‚ President John F. Kennedy was shot at and killed while participating in a motorcade in Dallas‚ Texas. The most important question that arises from this incident is ‘Who killed President John F. Kennedy?’ This is an issue which has been debated by scholars‚ The Government‚ and even common people alike. Many people seem to feel that it was a conspiracy‚ some large cover-up within a cover-up. Some theories are that it was organized by the CIA‚ Fidel
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The assassination of John F. Kennedy in Dallas‚ Texas‚ on November 22‚ 1963‚ raised questions that until today‚ have not yet been fully answered. Over the past decades‚ there have been many conspiracy theories about who was involved. Although the Warren Commission states that the only person who was involved was Lee Harvey Oswald‚ many people believe that the assassination of Kennedy was a conspiracy. These myths have not yet been completely put to rest. Through the use of existing empirical evidence
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John F. Kennedy To truly understand John F. Kennedy you first have to know him‚ he was one of the youngest Presidents ever.He was born in Brookline Massachusetts 1917.He had two siblings‚ he was the youngest out of all of them. His father was Joseph P.Kennedy and his mother was Rose kennedy. He was in the nave and got injured so he went to school.The schools he attended where Harvard‚also Riverdale Country school in Riverdale New York. He then started running for president.He then won as president
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The assassination of president John F. Kennedy shocked and dispirited the American citizens of the 60s‚ so much so that almost every person of the era can name where they were upon hearing the news. However‚ the tragedy’s aftermath not only affected the economic and societal aspects of the 60s‚ but that of the American government and citizens. Kennedy‚ distinct from many other presidents‚ provided a sense of hope and stability to the nation. The major backlash from the country was no surprise considering
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JOHN F. KENNEDY IN VIETNAM There are many critical questions surrounding United States involvement in Vietnam. American entry to Vietnam was a series of many choices made by five successive presidents during these years of 1945-1975. The policies of John F. Kennedy during the years of 1961-1963 were ones of military action‚ diplomacy‚ and liberalism. Each of his decision was on its merits at the time the decision was made. The belief that Vietnam was a test of the Americas ability to defeat communists
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John F. Kennedy “JFK” was the 35th President of the United States‚ and was the youngest man to be elected into presidency. For many‚ his 1960 election into presidency came to signify a new generation‚ and an influence of young idealism in the aftermath of World War II. As the Cold War tensions between the Soviet Union and the United States grew‚ Kennedy symbolized a new future and hope for the nation. On November 22‚ 1963‚ around Kennedy’s first thousand days in office‚ he was assassinated in Dallas
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