President J.F Kennedy.

J.F.Kennedy attended Harvard law school. He married a young beautiful woman, who became Jackie Kennedy in 1953. Jackie was a style icon all over the world. Woman admired her fashion sense and style. The couple had two children together. They were known across America as the ideal couple. They portrayed an image as the perfect family. Young, rich, beautiful and in love. Although it was not as perfect as it sounds. Kennedy was known to be a womaniser. In addition, he made himself very famous with his alleged affair with singer Marilyn Monroe. It made the whole of America very interested in the Kennedy's lives, and they soon became the most famous people in the U.S.A. the suicide of Marilyn Monroe caused great speculation over whether it was over unhappiness about their affair. The United States was uproar of gossip wanting to know every detail about the Kennedy's.

Kennedy was interested in supporting poor countries. He was seen as an inspiration to all, including the young generation. He was keen as the liberal supporter of the civil rights especially for black people. Another reason why he was famous was that he was standing up for what he believed in. He was seen as a symbol of hope throughout the black community.

J.F.Kennedy was shot on 22nd of November 1963,in Dallas, Texas. John and Jackie Kennedy were travelling with two other couples when a bullet was shot at their vehicle. John Kennedy was shot in the head. The sources surrounding his death were unreliable with witnesses disagreeing over the amount of shots fired. Only one videotape caught the actual footage of the shooting, but it has been analysed repeatedly and no evidence of who did it has been found. Many people thought his death was a conspiracy, and others thought it had been set up to make it look like someone else shot him. Hours after Kennedy was shot, lee Harvey Oswald was arrested in the cinema suspected of the murder. The immediate questions from everyone was why did he do it and what were his motives.

This made John Kennedy very controversial, with everyone arguing over who actually shot him. It is a great debate, which is still going on today. He was killed at the height of his fame and wealth, like princess Diana. He is still famous and controversial with new books and articles being published about his death and what actually happened. Only the Kennedy family know what was going on, and no one knows the truth.

There was the question of the Kennedy curse. After John Kennedy was shot, it was nothing but downhill for the family. His brother ended up driving off a bridge landing in a river and the girl in the car drowns, but his brother escaped. His brother did not report this straight away to the police, which made people very suspicious that maybe he had meant to kill the girl. This is also controversial because many say maybe the brother was just in shock, and did not think of the police straight away. Another strange thing associated with the curse was that John Kennedy's youngest son; his sons' wife and sister in law were killed in a plane crash.

Books are still being published today, with writers debating over why he was shot and what was going on inside the family. President Kennedy probably has more books written about him than any other president. He has a space centre and an airport named after him in his dedication. No one knows the truth but he is still a very famous and controversial man. Even the former American president Bill Clinton tried to copy the J.F.Kennedy legacy.

Claire Townsley 12S