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The Leadership Styles And Behavioral Analysis

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“Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer but the right

answer. Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past—let us accept our own responsibility for

the future”

-John F. Kennedy, 35th US President.

This paper describes about the Leadership styles and Behavioral analysis of former U.S.

president John F. Kennedy.

Elected in 1960 as the 35th president of the United States, John F. Kennedy was the

youngest man to hold that office. He was born on May 29, 1917, in Brookline, Massachusetts to

Joseph P. Kennedy, a self-made multimillionaire who led the Exchange commission and

securities under Franklin D. Roosevelt and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy. He parlayed an elite

education and a reputation as a military hero for his successful run into congress in 1946. His

entrance into politics surprised his college mates. He never enjoyed campaigning, but was

elected, and won the Senate in 1952. He served in both the U.S. House of Representatives and

U.S. Senate before becoming the 35th president in 1961.

After earning his party’s nomination for vice president in 1956, he announced his

candidacy for president on January 2, 1960. Kennedy outmaneuvered his main opponent, Hubert

Humphrey with superior organizations and financial resources, Selecting Senate majority leader,

Lyndon Johnson of Texas, as his running mate. He faced Vice President Richard Nixon in the

general election. Kennedy faced difficulties against him. He was benefited from

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