The first Roman Catholic president, John F. Kennedy, fought through many hardships. Becoming the president at the age of 43, he went through many difficult trials to get that role due to his religion and health. Although he died early, he still managed to go beyond his presidential duties and accomplished a lot during his short term. John F. Kennedy was born on May 29, 1917 in Brookline, Massachusetts. Ever since he was little, he has had very poor health. He suffered from a variety of diseases and conditions such as mumps, German measles, chicken pox, infections, and repeated bronchitis. When he was three, he almost died from scarlet fever. At the age of fourteen, he only weighed one-hundred seventeen pounds and had such a thin …show more content…
On January 20, 1961, Kennedy pledged as the 35th president of the United States(source 1). To prepare for his address, Kennedy carefully studied famous American speeches, such as the Gettysburg Address, and copied their style. It's content was almost specifically about matters of the world outside of the United States. He spoke about the issues that were on many American's minds: peace, national security, and creating a just and free world. One of the things he said in it was,
Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear in burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and success of liberty. (source 3)
He also said, My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you-ask what you can do for your country. My fellow citizens of the world, ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man. (source 2) Kennedy's presidency lasted less than three years. During this time, he established the Peace Corps, an organization that enabled young Americans to volunteer in developing countries around the world. He also helped prevent a nuclear catastrophe in the Cuban Missile Crisis. Kennedy surrounded himself with liberal intellectuals and moderate conservatives adopting strong executive leadership drawing on
1917 in Brooklyn, Massachusetts. His parents were Joseph P. Kennedy and Rose Kennedy, a well known couple in the United States, and they had a lot of money. He grew up with competitions in the center, and his family expected a lot from him and his 9 siblings. As a child and a teenager he was funny and careless most of the time. But because of the way he grew up and all the expectations, he played many different sports like football. He graduated at Harvard, even though he was pretty "dumb" at school. All the way through his childhood he was sick of some kind. He mostly had fever, but the sickness faded over time. As a teenager he was thin in a unhealthy way because of the sickness. One day, when he played football he got his back hurt, and it stoped him from joining the US army later in his life. He practiced a lot so the back wouldn't be a problem for him anymore and he could join the army. He later did.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born May 29, 1917, in Brookline, Massachusetts, into one of the wealthiest families in the United States. Universally called "JFK," he became a millionaire at the age of 21 when his father gave him one million dollars, but politics and sports were of much more importance to him. He loved touch football, tennis, golf, sailing, and swimming. JFK attended Princeton University and Harvard, graduating from there cum laude. He attended Stanford University business school before serving in the U.S. Navy. He was a naval hero during World War 11 when his PT boat was cut in half and he helped to save the lives of his crew. Returning after the war, he was elected to Congress in 1946 and to the Senate in 1948 and
Kennedy turned into the 35th president of the United States after Eisenhower. Amid Kennedy's administration America had numerous extraordinary
In the beginning Kennedy lacked in making big decisions. When he was asked to invade Cuba and to take down Castro he went along because the CIA told him to invade. After the mission failed terribly he realized it was time to make his own decisions. Kennedy interfered between other countries battles to become communist or become capitalist leading to many little wars. Some of the little wars such as Turkey kept countries capitalist creating more allies to the United States. The fight with Cuba, led to increasing tension in the world which increased the chances of nuclear war. When the chance of nuclear war escalated to the point of pointing missiles at each other, Kennedy made a deal with Castro which decreased pressure between Cuba and the US. Kennedy strongly believed not only in helping your own country but helping those around the United States. Therefore, he created the Peace Corps. A volunteer organization which involves aiding other countries outside of the United
Kennedy pushed for civil rights John supported public protests he thought that it would anger white people and push forward in Civil rights. John pushed to pass Civil Rights laws but congress did not completely agree with him. John kept on pushing for civil rights and made a civil rights bill and proposed it to congress and he even went on television to have speech to end racism. On may 25 1961 John F. Kennedy announced to the U.S. the he wanted to put a man on the moon. During his first term John faced a big threat cameras had taken images of russia having nuclear missiles in cuba John had a couple of decisions if he picked wrong he knew he could easily start a world war 3 with nuclear weapons. John picked the right strategy and and the U.S. was no longer in a nuclear
President John Kennedy, although elected was constantly questioned on whether or not he was sufficiently experienced to run a country at such a young age. Since the beginning of presidency, each president had been formerly christian so President Kennedy was incessantly criticised on the fact that he was a catholic. If that wasn't enough, Kennedy was accused for tampering with the votes. Regardless, President Kennedy still remained on his journey towards his proposal to aid the stagnant economy by aiding it move forward. In Kennedy’s fleeting presidency, he had a fairly even amount of failures and successes. President kennedy’s ideas were mainly about improving the economy, assisting the poor, and contributing to the space program. As the recession continued,
When John F Kennedy served as the 35th president of the United States his overall goal was to issue civil rights for everyone. Fortunately, he was very successful in doing so when he achieved this goal before being assassinated. Many people would argue his presidency was a failure due to the Cuban missile crisis that almost started a nuclear war, however, due to Kennedy 's leadership we were able to come to a peaceful agreement. John F Kennedy was successful in office because he prevented nuclear armageddon, established the Peace Corps to help struggling countries, and achieved his goal of civil rights in America.
Kennedy played a role in reinventing American politics for the better. President Kennedy took office during one of the most troubling and darkest times in American history. The Cold War between democratic and communist countries was becoming more aggressive, and the United States and the Soviet Union possessed enough nuclear weapons to destroy not just cities or countries, but the world multiple times. In American cities, racial tension was on the rise. An increasing number of black Americans had begun to fight for equal treatment, and white segregationists promised to deny these rights, using any tactic they could think of, they would use violence if necessary. These acts soon let to the desegregation of the United States, this was a gigantic turning point in American history, it is where the phrase “All men are created equal started to finally live up to its meaning. These acts of protest quickly spread through the country do to media sources, such as; newspapers and television, which now was in color.
John F. Kennedy ran for congress in the year 1946 than for senate in 1952. John Kennedy was 43 years old when he was elected by the people in 1960 as our president of the United States. “John F. Kennedy became the youngest man” the hold the office ("John F. Kennedy." History.com). John Kennedy and his wife Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy embraced his new leadership. As a president there is little time to do great things. JFK provided support for the growing civil rights movement. Sending troops to stand behind the desegregation in Mississippi after enormous riots leaving people injured, some left for dead. Being the president has their challenges when the idea from a leader ends in failure.
August 1944- Not long after Jack had returned home safely- was Joe Jr. (Jack’s older brother) killed in a plane crash while on a wartime mission. It was the first of many tragedies’ to come to the Kennedy family. Jack knew that his father wanted him to run for office, but Jack wasn't sure he wanted a life in politics. After all he would be the first Catholic President ever.
Many big events do surround that time however, and it’s important to understand those before diving into the everyday business of Kennedy, because those circumstances sway his decisions, speeches, and meetings. The first thing that was going on in the world during that time, and one of the most significant, was the African-American civil rights movement. This was a movement, led primarily by African-American leaders, in an effort to establish the civil rights of black citizens. This movement began in the mid-1950s and, in 1963, was at its zenith. But along with the hope it brought for wrongly treated black citizens of America, came violence. One of the
John F. Kennedy was the 35th president of the United States from 1961 until he was assassinated on Nov. 22, 1963 in Dallas Texas. He also served in WWII and became a War Hero for saving a few members of his unit that was torpedoed during a fight on the seas. He also wrote a book called “Profiles in Courage” which talks about the acts of bravery and integrity of eight U.S. Senators. JFK was also very friendly with the Media since he looked like a movie star he got a lot of fame and love from it.
Kennedy asked Lyndon B. Johnson to run with him for Vice President. In the general election on November 8, Kennedy defeated Vice President Richard M. Nixon, in a very close race. Kennedy was the youngest man elected President and the first Catholic. Just after the election, the Kennedy's second child, John Jr., was born.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born in Brookline Massachusetts on May twenty ninth nineteen seventeen. The Fitzgerald and the Kennedy families were prominent
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born on May 29th, 1917 in Brookline, Massachusetts to Joseph Patrick Kennedy and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy. He began his political career in 1946, as a Representative, quickly becoming a Senator, then the President of the United States. During his campaign, “Promised to lead Americans to a ‘New Frontier.’ He charged that, under the Republicans, the United States had lost ground to the Russia during the Cold War”