John F. Kennedy

When discussing former Presidents of the United States and the topic of greatness, there should not be a single breath wasted before the name Kennedy name is mentioned, for John F. Kennedy was a man of greatness. A man should be judged not by where he is, but by where he's been. That is to say, what a man has done to achieve his status should be celebrated more than the status itself. Kennedy was born into a rich family, raised in a comfortable environment, and schooled by only the best of educators. He served his country in the Navy, and represented his country with honor whenever he left the United States. John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, was a great president because of his education and numerous experiences in life, his charm and charisma, and his strong family background. The first years in the life of a young person can be quite overwhelming. Nothing was special or different for future president John F. Kennedy. He faced trying times in his younger days, most notably the ones before graduating from Harvard University. His time there will be remembered fondly, although some experiences he had are none too fond of memories. His first year of school was almost deadly; John fell ill with jaundice, and had to withdraw from school for a year to rehabilitate1. Harvard was never John's first choice; he attended Princeton the first few months of his

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John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy Family John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, on 29th May, 1917. He was the son of Joseph Patrick Kennedy and Rose Fitzgerald. He was the second child of Joseph Kennedy and Rose Fitzgerald. He had nine brothers and sisters. War In 1940 Kennedy graduated from Harvard University with a science degree. He soon joined the United States Navy in 1941 and became an intelligence officer. When the United States joined into the Second World War, Kennedy transferred to the Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron and he was given the commander of a PT boat. In August 1943, his boat was hit by a Japanese destroyer, which killed two out of the thirteen men. Kennedy rescued the men by using a makeshift raft built from pieces of the boat. He dragged them to a nearby island. The men lived on coconut milk and rainwater until they made contact with the natives. He soon carved a rescue message into a coconut husk, which was able to the Navy, and they were soon rescued. When the returned Kennedy received the 'purple heart' medal under the following citation. 'For extremely heroic conduct as Commanding Officer of Motor Torpedo Boat 109 following the collision and sinking of that vessel in the Pacific War Theater on August 1-2, 1943. Unmindful of personal danger, Lieutenant (then Lieutenant, Junior Grade) Kennedy unhesitatingly braved the difficulties and hazards

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John F Kennedy

Q4. To what extent do sources A, F and G give a full and accurate assessment of Kennedy's actions and abilities? Source A is a Democratic Poster during the 1960 Presidential Election campaign. It predicts what Kennedy will be like as President but doesn't actually tell us what he has done, therefore it is unable to give us an insight to Kennedy's actions or abilities because he isn't able to do anything yet. It is also unreliable because it is a deliberate attempt to get democrats to vote for Kennedy, it is also inadequate because of this. It's adequacy is questionable because it is confined to a group of people that aren't a representation of the whole nation but only the Democratic view at that time. Source A is also limited as it is confined to a time period before the elections. In terms of content Source A shows us the views of some of the nation and displays evidence of the propaganda and tactics used during J.F.K's electoral campaign. Source A's only use in terms of provenance is that it shows the tactics used by the Democrats. Source F is an extract from William Manchester's novel "one brief shining moment", it exaggerates Kennedy's actions during the Cuban Missile crisis. It claims that he saved the world from communists and nuclear destruction. This source is unreliable because it is a hagiography an was edited by Jackie Kennedy. It is also depicted

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Who killed John F. Kennedy?

Who killed John F. Kennedy? Although the 10 years investigation into the death of JFK concluded Lee Harvey Oswald was the sole assassin still many historians and experts suspect that it is not only him who has been involved in this but a few others making it a conspiracy. Among the suspects, the CIA and Lyndon Johnson play some major roles as they also had substantial motives and the best opportunity to carry out the crime. Even though it has been almost four decades since the assassination still there had not been adequate amount of information revealed regarding who did this & why? Discussed below are some of the motives and opportunities of several individuals/groups who are suspected to be assassins. Among the suspects in the JFK case, Lee Harvey Oswald is a prime suspect despite his limited motive to assassinate Kennedy. In an interview with Aline Mosby a United Press International reporter in Moscow in 1959, Oswald mentioned that “I ‘am a Marxist” highlighting that during the cold war he had the motive to assassinate the president of the USA who represented the enemy from a communist point of view. However, if one looks at the historical detail more closely, it would emerge that JFK was a president advocating more positive relationships with the USSR for example establishing a hot line with Russia in 1963. Accordingly President Kennedy was soft on communism and

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Theories on the John F. Kennedy Assassination

Cody Davis Mr. Post Criminal Justice December 2009 The John F. Kennedy Assassination Everyone who was alive at the time knew exactly what they were doing when tragedy stuck the world in 1963. They knew where they were when the 35th Presidents of the United States, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, was shot and killed. John F. Kennedy died at about 12:30 p.m. on Friday, November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas. According to the Warren Commissions “extensive” report, a lone gunman, Lee Harvey Oswald, killed Kennedy. Oswald was have said to have shot the president from the 6th floor of the Texas Book Depository. The Nation was then shocked again when the accused killer himself was murdered. A man by the name of Jack Ruby had shot Oswald when he was being transferred to a Dallas prison. The death and aftermath of John F. Kennedy has been and most likely always will be an extremely controversial topic. Certain elements of the murder still remain a mystery and have kept book writers and TV/movie producers very busy. Hundred of books, movies, and TV episodes have been dedicated to the assassination allow people to voice their opinions on the murder, for or against the conspiracy theories. The fact that the government could possibly be hiding something from the public infuriated the nation but also added a lot of interest through curiosity. Assuming that you already know that basics of

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John F. Kennedy Assassination Sources Questions

John F. Kennedy Assassination Sources Questions Study Sources A-F. Why Might President Kennedy Have Been Assassinated? There are many different reasons why President Kennedy may have been assassinated, as he has numerous internal US as well as external enemies. He was an outspoken anti-Communist, making enemies in Russia, Europe and Cuba. Furthermore, his own government didn't agree with many of his decisions. Source A illustrates Kennedy's stance on the "reds", "The enemy is the Communist system itself". Kennedy also made a similar stand in 1960, when as the US Secretary of State, he admitted that he wanted to end the war with Japan before the Soviets became involved. These obvious public pronouncements did not help Kennedy's relations with the USSR and may provide clues as to why communists might have preferred to see him dead. Kennedy also made many enemies in Cuba. Source B tells us, "Anti-Castro activists and organisations (such as CIA backed Cuban exiles).....aqquired the means, motive and opportunity to assassinate the President." Although such Cuban exiles and the CIA were working against Castro, Kennedy failed to supply them with the US soldiers and military capacity to ensure their success at the Bay of Pigs. This presented potential enemies for the President since the CIA were close to him and could find the ideal 'opportunity' to assassinate him. Due

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President John F Kennedy - source related study.

President John F Kennedy G.C.S.E History Coursework ) In order to determine why President John F Kennedy is such a famous and controversial figure in history I must look at evidence from many different formats. I must use text books, video evidence and the internet. In using the internet I must decipher actual factual evidence from fabrication. John F Kennedy was the youngest man to ever hold the office of the President of the United States. He was also the first Roman Catholic to hold this office, these two factors along meant that Kennedy was famous and would go down in history. Kennedy had become a new breed of President, gone was the traditional conservative man in his 60's, who hated the media and worked behind closed doors. Kennedy looked well, he spoke well and he knew how to use the media to his advantage. In 1960 before Kennedy was elected to office, he won the first ever television election against Richard Nixon, Kennedy proved during this that he was a lot more comfortable in front of the cameras than his opponent. Kennedy used television to make himself popular with the American public, this meant that he was loved by the people, which is one of the reasons he is so famous. However there was a side to the President that means he will also go down in history as on of the most controversial Presidents. Kennedy was alleged to have had numerous affairs;

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Executive Action and the Death of John F. Kennedy

Executive Action The next few paragraphs are about a theory as to what happened on the fatal day John Fitzgerald Kennedy died. The theory was taken from a film called Executive Action. According to the theory from Executive Action the conspirators wanted John F. Kennedy dead for many reasons. He wanted to help the blacks become equals instead of fighting them. This aggravated the country because many of the Americans especially the west was very racist. They thought that if blacks got equality the white people would lose some of their jobs. Also they thought other races would make themselves heard and their country might be overrun by other races and even taken over. Another thing that aggravated the Americans was that John F. Kennedy wanted to do was pull out of Vietnam. The public thought that them pulling out of Vietnam would make USA look soft and weak. Pulling out of Vietnam also meant that the Vietnamese would take control of Vietnam and the Americans wanted as many allies as possible. John F. Kennedy wanted to make friends with Russia after they nearly had a nuclear winter. Republicans thought that this was soft and they just wanted to destroy. He also wanted to ban nuclear bombs so there wasn't a nuclear winter. Again the republicans thought that this would make them look like an easy target and. A very big reason why he was wanted dead was that he

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The inaugural speech of John F. Kennedy.

This is the inaugural speech of John F. Kennedy. The inaugural address is the statement of the beginning of a political administration. It is aimed at the U.S. public and members of Congress. The idea of an inaugural speech is to give the country a plan for the next four years, as well as to inspire them. It is used to mend fences with political opponents, as well as to try to unify the country. The first paragraph of Kennedy's speech summarizes the main theme of his talk. It is not necessarily a celebration of victory, but rather a vision he has for the work he will do during his term in office. It is also a call for others to help achieve his goals. Antithesis is a recurring structure of the speech. In paragraph 1, Kennedy introduces the theme of the speech and the antithetical keynote in the first sentence: "We observe today not a victory of party, but a celebration of freedom - symbolizing an end, as well as a beginning - signifying renewal, as well as change." Kennedy tries to open his speech by a number of comparisons of opposites. Antithesis is a predominant rhetorical structure of the speech and so other additional examples are not hard to find in the other paragraphs. The most memorable and famous line of the speech is written in the form of antithesis also: "Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country." Most of the

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Robert F. Kennedy

Robert F. Kennedy was born on November 20, 1925 in Brookline, Massachusetts, the seventh child of Rose and Joseph P. Kennedy. At the age of two, he moved to Riverdale, NY and lived in New York until the 6th grade. His family traveled to London, England for two years with his father, Joseph Kennedy, who was the U.S. ambassador to England. After high school, during World War II, Robert F. Kennedy joined the Navy. After the war, he attended Harvard University, where he played varsity football, among other sports. In 1965, Robert Kennedy became the first person to climb Mount Kennedy. At the time, it was the highest mountain in Canada that had not yet been climbed. It was named in honor of his brother John F. Kennedy after his assassination. Robert F. Kennedy later graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law. Robert F. Kennedy was a great deal of help to his brother John during his presidential campaign. In 1961, after the election, he was appointed U.S. Attorney General. He fought crime in the United States and stood up for African American civil rights, helping them exercise their right to vote, attend integrated schools and use all public facilities. On November 22, 1963 his brother, President Kennedy, was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. Robert F. Kennedy resigned as Attorney General shortly after and, in 1964, ran successfully for the United States Senate from New

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