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    John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born May 29, 1917 and was a young and smart boy who had a rich and wealthy family and also had eight siblings and John had a nickname and it was Jack and he had a father and a mother, Rose Kennedy, Joseph P.Kennedy Sr. the family was raised in Brooklyn, Massachusetts. John was often sick and was not feeling good John was missing school because of his sickness, but did succeed through elementary and middle school and high school when John came out of high school, he…

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    "JFK", "John Kennedy", and "Jack Kennedy" redirect here. For other uses, see JFK (disambiguation), John Kennedy (disambiguation), and Jack Kennedy (disambiguation). John F. Kennedy John F. Kennedy, White House color photo portrait.jpg 35th President of the United States In office January 20, 1961 – November 22, 1963 Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson Preceded by Dwight D. Eisenhower Succeeded by Lyndon B. Johnson United States Senator from Massachusetts In office January 3, 1953 – December 22,…

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    John F. Kennedy was a president that will never be forgotten. He was the man who stopped what could have been one of the deadliest wars without ever shooting a single bullet. He used his incredible persuasion skills to get the Soviets to take the missiles out of Cuba, saving the world from nuclear war. John F. Kennedy was born on May 29, 1917, in Brookline, Massachusetts. He was one of nine children. His dad, Joseph Kennedy, was born in 1888, and became extremely rich off of the stock market…

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    are most familiar with: George Washington, John Adams, Abraham Lincoln. However, during the mid-20th century, things took a sharp turn when John F. Kennedy became inaugurated as the president of the United States on January 20, 1961. Presidents to come were plagued by the failures of John F. Kennedy’s presidency for numerous years. The Presidency of John F Kennedy contained various covert actions that damaged the United States’ foreign relations…

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    President and CHief Executive, John f. kennedy, in his national speech,”to the moon”, promotes the notion of America to obtain the title of ‘the first country to reach the lunar surface’. kennedy’s purpose is to persuade the citizens of the United States to back the vision of lunar exploration. He adopts an influential tone in order to persuade citizens that the united states should conduct the first step taken on the moon. as America engages in the space race, during the cold war, the…

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    My president John F. Kennedy affected the cold war the greatest out of all the presidents. John F. Kennedy once stated “Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty” he kept true to this throughout the cold war especially his presidency. He used his foreign policy, Flexible response to help to beat and succeed the events that took place…

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    This week we were asked to read the article, The View from The Grassy Knoll which discusses conspiracy thinking surrounding the assassination of president John F. Kennedy. Moreover, he asserts that the assassination of the president was prime for conspiracy theories, specifically because it occurred during such a critical moment in American history. Additionally, government agencies had confessed that there were mistakes, and there was even discrepancies in official accounts, leaving even more…

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    involving John F. Kennedy,JFK, is of achievement and impact in such a short amount of time. A untimely and tragic occurrence of JFK’s untimely death abruptly ended the positive change in which he created. The renowned articles and picture presents a clear thought that Kennedy’s exemplary history showcases the impact he made before, during, and after his presidency. However, the cases portrayed are sensibly different yet conclude the dependability of the people to Kennedy. A theme that Kennedy…

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    what is considered one of the most iconic lines in John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Address, can be applied throughout history and future generations to come. At a time where Americans faced the threats of the Cold War, the horrors of the Vietnam War, and the aftermath of World War II, the significance of implanting a sense of proud patriotism into the lives of the American people had reached an all-time high. In his Inaugural Address John F. Kennedy conveys, through his use of imagery of good and…

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    The Cuban Missile Crisis began on October 22, 1962 when President John F. Kennedy appeared on the home television screen of millions of Americans to address the nation on the events taking place. Kennedy informed the nation of the Soviet nuclear missiles on the island of Cuba. The fourteen- day phenomenon sent the United States government into a scramble to decide what they were to do, and how to go about doing so. The President took immediate action calling upon the CIA and Secretary of Defense…

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