Marrin Brandt
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14 October 2015 The Tragedy of an American President
On November 22, 1963 at 1:00 p.m, a tragedy struck the United States. In Dallas, Texas, John F. Kennedy had been sadly shot. When Kennedy went to Texas, he tried to unite two groups. Kennedy wanted to join fighting liberal and conservative wings of the Democrats for the election (John F. Kennedy: assassination). Before arriving to Dallas, he had previously visited San Antonio, Houston, and Fort Worth. He traveled from Fort Worth, Texas to Dallas, Texas on November 22, where citizens were waiting for his speech at the Dallas Trade Center. Kennedy rode in an open-car down the streets of Dallas, Texas with his wife Jacqueline, John Connally (the Texas governor) and his wife. Kennedy proposed the initial Civil Rights Act but when he was assassinated, Lyndon B. Johnson thrived Kennedy and almost instantly toughened the campaign for a major civil rights bill. Instead of disobeying communists, several American leaders disobeyed America, and this had a dramatic change in American politics. Kennedy had been shot in the head and neck while the Governor had been shot in the wrist, back, and the thigh as the car …show more content…
Kennedy attempted to recruit in the army, but was declined a spot due to a back injury he had sustained at Harvard while playing football (John F. Kennedy). He then enlisted in the navy and in 1943, he heroically saved one of his fellow navy member. During his heroic act, he irritated his back arrangement and obtained,and nearly died due to, malaria. His pain misfortune persecuted him the rest of his life. Kennedy ran against Richard Nixon in 1960 when he was 43 (John F. Kennedy). Kennedy was famous for his style and youth, where his presidential commitment was cut short with a sudden tragedy. When Kennedy had been shot, the U.S.A was devastated. John F. Kennedy was the 35th President of the United States and only provided his services from January 1961 till November
Cook-7
14 October 2015 The Tragedy of an American President
On November 22, 1963 at 1:00 p.m, a tragedy struck the United States. In Dallas, Texas, John F. Kennedy had been sadly shot. When Kennedy went to Texas, he tried to unite two groups. Kennedy wanted to join fighting liberal and conservative wings of the Democrats for the election (John F. Kennedy: assassination). Before arriving to Dallas, he had previously visited San Antonio, Houston, and Fort Worth. He traveled from Fort Worth, Texas to Dallas, Texas on November 22, where citizens were waiting for his speech at the Dallas Trade Center. Kennedy rode in an open-car down the streets of Dallas, Texas with his wife Jacqueline, John Connally (the Texas governor) and his wife. Kennedy proposed the initial Civil Rights Act but when he was assassinated, Lyndon B. Johnson thrived Kennedy and almost instantly toughened the campaign for a major civil rights bill. Instead of disobeying communists, several American leaders disobeyed America, and this had a dramatic change in American politics. Kennedy had been shot in the head and neck while the Governor had been shot in the wrist, back, and the thigh as the car …show more content…
Kennedy attempted to recruit in the army, but was declined a spot due to a back injury he had sustained at Harvard while playing football (John F. Kennedy). He then enlisted in the navy and in 1943, he heroically saved one of his fellow navy member. During his heroic act, he irritated his back arrangement and obtained,and nearly died due to, malaria. His pain misfortune persecuted him the rest of his life. Kennedy ran against Richard Nixon in 1960 when he was 43 (John F. Kennedy). Kennedy was famous for his style and youth, where his presidential commitment was cut short with a sudden tragedy. When Kennedy had been shot, the U.S.A was devastated. John F. Kennedy was the 35th President of the United States and only provided his services from January 1961 till November