The book also goes into great detail on Kennedy’s political career. The author does this to show what he accomplished in his life. John was convinced by his father to run for the office of the 11th congressional district of Massachusetts and this victory started his political career. He served 6 years in the House of Representatives and then was elected to the U.S. senate. He was becoming a popular politician and was almost picked to run for Vice President but lost and that’s when he decided to run for president. Later Kennedy was accepted as the democratic candidate for president and beat Republican Richard Nixon in a very close race. Kennedy was the youngest American president in history and also the first Catholic to be president. In his
