"Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction." This is one of the many great quotes John F. Kennedy has said. If you didn't know this already I am the Vice President of the United States of America, Lyndon B. Johnson. We should all know who John F. Kennedy is, but the real question is do you know much about the extraordinary accomplishments JFK had in presidency. Here today I am going to let you guys know about those accomplishments and about his ongoing legacy. (Pause)
Since I already got started on his accomplishments one of his greatest was when JFK established the Peace Corps. (Walk to the right of the stage and point at somebody in the front row) You might think the Peace Corps is something for flower children, …show more content…
This is a very important thing because you don't want other countries making up stories about your culture. The Peace Corps helps the people of interested countries in meeting their need for trained men and women. Also it helps other countries know why we are accomplishing certain things. We don't want people telling stories about us because we aren't going to try to get on the bad end of things. We need those other countries to know the truth and nothing but the truth. …show more content…
The Freedom Riders loaded buses and were attempting to break the segregation codes by traveling through very violent racist regions in the south. Then when they reached Alabama they got jumped by an all white mob. The mob followed them to a church and threatened to storm the church. At this time JFK sent some of the US Marshals to protect the Freedom Riders. Was that a good call?That's for you all to decide. Then when JFK really got involved was when a governor who goes by the name of George Wallace tried to physically prevent the students from entering the campus by standing in front of the main building. When JFK heard about this he sent in the National Guard who took care of that situation. At the very end of it all when JFK wanted to end it, he outlined for a Civil Rights bill.
Since I already got started on his accomplishments one of his greatest was when JFK established the Peace Corps. (Walk to the right of the stage and point at somebody in the front row) You might think the Peace Corps is something for flower children, …show more content…
This is a very important thing because you don't want other countries making up stories about your culture. The Peace Corps helps the people of interested countries in meeting their need for trained men and women. Also it helps other countries know why we are accomplishing certain things. We don't want people telling stories about us because we aren't going to try to get on the bad end of things. We need those other countries to know the truth and nothing but the truth. …show more content…
The Freedom Riders loaded buses and were attempting to break the segregation codes by traveling through very violent racist regions in the south. Then when they reached Alabama they got jumped by an all white mob. The mob followed them to a church and threatened to storm the church. At this time JFK sent some of the US Marshals to protect the Freedom Riders. Was that a good call?That's for you all to decide. Then when JFK really got involved was when a governor who goes by the name of George Wallace tried to physically prevent the students from entering the campus by standing in front of the main building. When JFK heard about this he sent in the National Guard who took care of that situation. At the very end of it all when JFK wanted to end it, he outlined for a Civil Rights bill.