John F Kennedy Early Life

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John F. Kennedy, often called Jack, was born on May 29th, 1917 into the Kennedy dynasty. He was the second son to Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. and throughout his early school days, he lived in the shadow of his older brother, Joe. Joe was like any normal big brother growing up, pestering young Jack and usually winning most of the battles. Jack, although said to be very smart, was not a very hard worker when it came to school. In a letter his father wrote to him while at school, Joe Sr. said, “I am not expecting too much, and I will not be disappointed if you don’t turn out to be a real genius, but I think you can be a really worthwhile citizen with good judgment and understanding" (John F. Kennedy Library). Jack did end up at Harvard and after …show more content…
Constant school changes plagued his childhood and eventually got him put into a “Youth House.” In this youth house, Oswald was given a psychological evaluation where the administer of this test said things like, “Lee has to be diagnosed as "personality pattern disturbance with schizoid features and passive--aggressive tendencies" and “Lee has to be seen as an emotionally, quite disturbed youngster who suffers under the impact of really existing emotional isolation and deprivation, lack of affection, absence of family life and rejection by a self involved and conflicted mother” (United States Government Printing Office, 1964). Oswald went into service for his country but was quickly court-martialed twice before finally being released from active duty in late …show more content…
And I for one believe it was a conspiracy. The above mentioned facts will make an unknowing person believe it was all planned and even some smaller things that took place following Jack’s death. For instance the time in which the government named Lyndon B. Johnson the new President of the United States was very fast. Also, as Kennedy was shot, Mrs. Kennedy leaned over to her husband and said “Oh, my God, they have shot my husband. I love you, Jack" (United States Government Printing Office, 1964). Who is they? Did she know something?

The speed at which Oswald was arrested was also very fast. It’s almost as if as soon as the shots took place, they went looking for him specifically. The movie Shooter starring Mark Wahlberg, gives light in which the government could have set a plan like this in motion. The movie, having nothing to do with the Kennedy assassination specifically, sets up an ex marine sniper, Wahlberg, as the fall man for killing an arch bishop who was speaking out against the government. This movie helped me in believing that something bigger than Lee Harvey Oswald was the reason for Kennedy’s

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