John F. Kennedy

On February 9, 1950, Joseph McCarthy delivered an impassioned speech before the Ohio County Women's Republican Club in Wheeling, West Virginia. In the speech, chock-full of unfounded claims and comprising anti-communist sentiment, McCarthy claimed to have a list of Russian spies working within the United States government. McCarthy’s speech would have a significant impact on the state of affairs in the United States in the following years and would lead to a quick rise in prominence for the…

The first importation of black slaves in 1619 inaugurated a period of white superiority in America that persisted for decades. Even in the earliest years of settlement in the New World, white Europeans enslaved and oppressed black Africans. A belief in equality for all races alike, in contrast to the previous white supremacist viewpoint, wouldn’t be introduced until the abolitionist efforts of the Civil War. It was not until thereafter that Africans would begin their road to acceptance in…

the world. John Young just wanted to exploit and enlist in the army…

Where were you when Kennedy died? This is a famous question that’s asked to many baby boomers, their parents, and everyone else who was alive to see JFK’s short lived presidency. More famous for his looks, Irish blood and religion than his short list of successes while in office, Kennedy had a chance at redemption (or eternal humiliation) following the failure of the Bay of Pigs operation. This opportunity came with the Cuban Missile Crisis. It’s important to note that the tension wasn’t as…

Televisions: How They Impact Elections Nixon defeated! John F. Kennedy has won! That was the report from the 1960 presidential election. Kennedy was a shoe-in for the presidency after the first televised debate displayed a clear and crisp image of young Kennedy. Nixon’s image, however, was blurred and fuzzy. Many would agree that using television for campaign advertisements has brought more information to the voter and allow the public to see more of the candidate’s personalities. However,…

Vietnam War Essay The Vietnam War was not a favorable war among people in America. Information surrounding the war wa faked and a war we didn 't need to be in. The conflict was started even before U.S. entered into the war and we made it worse by entering. Some people favored the war, while others didn 't because lives were lost at no gain. Then the troops were treated horribly after getting back. Why would the U.S. send troops into a sensless, unwinable war? Even though the Vietnam War tried…

Dylan’s album of protest songs conveys the people’s strength during protest and the need for others to listen to what was being said. With the fighting in Vietnam, the assassination of key leaders, John F. Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, and Martin Luther King Jr, the country was in turmoil with several events. Displeased with government actions and the beginning of the draft was making people like Bob Dylan feel that someone had to stand up for the people who were being…

In the 1960 Lyndon B. Johnson was elected Vice President as John F. Kennedy's running mate. On November 22, 1963, after Kennedy's assassination, Johnson was sworn in as the 36th President of the United States, with a vision to build "A Great Society" for the American people. A Democrat from Texas, he also served as a United States Representative and as the Majority Leader in the Senate. Johnson is one of only four people who have served in all four elected positions. During the 1960s President…

principle reasons is because he did what he believed was best and that he wanted to do this out of the kindness of his heart. This debate was going on because in 1957 L.B.J. opposed the signing of the Civil Rights Act, but then when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, L.B.J. was sworn into office and decided to sign the Civil Rights act of 1964. Before L.B.J. was sworn into office he worked as a teacher in a small Mexican-American school in Cotulla, Texas. This job seemed strange because…

boundary and that of Cuban during president John F. Kennedy in 1962. This present discovery broke the remaining relationship between the two states, although it has never been a smooth one until Fidel Castrol began its alignment with the Soviet Union to install missile on the island of Cuban which J.F Kennedy saw as in security and threat and at the same time made a public announcement on that,for the interest of his…