John F Kennedy Vs Jfk

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It is not surprising for presidents of the modern age come from wealthy backgrounds. This is the case with John F. Kennedy, he grew up to a rich family with politics in his blood do to his father. Kennedy enjoyed a life that is almost equivalent to the one that we are living if we were to not include all the technologic advances we have today. On the other hand, LBJ grew up in an impoverished Texan family, that before and during the Great Depression, was one of the millions of poor Midwestern families that suffered the worst during that time period. LBJ was also a cowboy with a nice, but demanding personality, while JFK grew up as a person who grew up rich and having an overall nice personality that whenever he entered the room, the room always

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