Kennedy Curse

F Kennedy’s speech, Kennedy often alludes to different events in history to draw in his audience and connect with them on an emotional level. For example when Kennedy states, “John Winthrop set before his shipmates on the flagship Arbela 331 years ago” it shows Kennedy’s knowledge of Massachusetts. The Arbela was a ship that arrived in Massachusetts and when it came to this land the first inhabitants would do their best in creating a very functional and excelling city. Kennedy uses this allusion…

Born on May 29, 1917, in Brookline, Massachusetts, to Joseph and Rose Kennedy, John F. Kennedy was the second of nine children. In his youth, JFK led a privileged life, attending multiple private schools and spending summers in Hyannis Port on Cape Cod. After studying at Harvard University, 24-year-old JFK joined the U.S. Navy, where he was given command of a Patrol-Torpedo boat. Later he would be awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for heroism after helping some of his crew. His brother,…

moments of President John F. Kennedy. Cordoned off from the church’s perimeter, many of them captured emotional photos of the Kennedy family, as they mourn the death of the United States President that died just three days prior, in Dallas, TX, as a result of an assassination. Of the hundreds of photos taken on that dreadful day, Stan Stearns, from United Press International, captured the most acclaimed photos in Kennedy history. The portrait depicts a young John F. Kennedy, Jr., who was…

female role models that have influenced not only their contemporaries, but also future generations, but none have left such a long-lasting impression than Jaqueline Lee Kennedy Onassis. Jackie, born on July 28, 1929, was not only noted for her style and elegance but also for being the wife of the thirty-fifth president, John F. Kennedy. Jacqueline Onassis utilized her elegance and style – though at a high monetary price – to not only improve the White House during her tenure as First Lady, but…

Jackie is a film about First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. The film debuted at the Drexel Theatre in Bexley, on January 27th, 2017. The film is about Jackie Kennedy, the First Lady and wife of John F. Kennedy who was assassinated during his presidency. Following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Jackie fights through grief and trauma to regain her faith, console her children, and define her husband’s historic legacy. Interestingly, there are essentially two movies in Jackie, immediately…

Watergate as defined by most historians, is one of the most prominent scandals that erupted in the years of Richard Nixon 's second term involving the break-down of Nixon 's administration amidst a very dangerous political scandal that shocked the beliefs of the American people and changed the view of the commander-in-chief 's position forever. Watergate is known as the largest abuse of power by an executive office in modern American history. President Nixon and his administration were not the…

Introduction David Halberstam was a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and a New York Times bestselling author. His works include countless newspaper and magazine articles, and more than twenty books on topics ranging from war and foreign policy to the auto industry and sports. Although he is best known for these nonfiction contributions, Halberstam started his book writing career with a novel. The times in which he wrote were wrought by controversy, and Halberstam’s writings fit the times. A…

trying to change ones understanding of an event in history is a tough task to take on. This is just the task that some authors have decided to take on by playing the middle man and going straight to the heart of the sources themselves including Kennedy…

It was during this period of time that would transform the world forever and pave the way for generations to come. The 60s began with the first ever televised presidential debate in which, John F. Kennedy would square off against Richard Nixon in 1960. The result would lead to President John F Kennedy (JFK) being elected as the 35th president of the United States. Years later, then candidate Richard Nixon would become the 37th president of the United States. He would play a role in the end of…

During the 1960’s fear and paranoia had reached an all time high. The nations leader President Kennedy managed the issues regarding the idea of communism spreading and the possibility of nuclear warfare. The Cold War and The Cuban Missile Crisis became the center of the political issues that captured America’s fears. The focus of these two ideals became adapted, in two separate films: Three Presidents Go To War, and the satire black comedy Dr. Strangelove or: How I stopped Worrying and Loved the…