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John F. Kennedy was born May 12, 1917. He was born in Brookline, MA. Kennedy went to college at Harvard University.His nickname was “Jack” which he did not like being called. After college he went to the navy and served on a pt boat during WW2. John F. Kennedy ran for president in 1960 against Richard M. Nixon the vice president of the U.S. during this time who was running for president. John was the democratic candidate in the 1960 election and Nixon was the republican candidate. When running…

The History Of John F. Kennedy John F. Kennedy was born in Brookline, Massachusetts on May 29, 1917. Having eight other siblings, his family was rather large compared to most families. Later on he would become the youngest president to serve the Untied States Of America. At the age of 43, he was elected president over two time vice president Richard Nixon. Even though he made it to such a prestigious position at such a young age, John F. Kennedy undoubtably earned it. He graduated from Harvard,…

On September 24, 1896 in St. Paul, Minnesota, Scott Fitzgerald was born. His full name is Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald, named after Francis Scott Key, the writer of “The Star Spangled Banner.” He was an only child, “of an unsuccessful, aristocratic father and an energetic, provincial mother” (F. Scott Fitzgerald | Biography). His father’s name was Edward Fitzgerald, and his mother’s name was Mollie McQuillan. The family lived an upper in the middle class lifestyle with help from the donations…

David Michael Kennedy, who was born on July 22, 1941, is the author of Birth Control in America: The Career of Margaret Sanger (1970). He is very qualified to write this book. He received his Bachelor’s Degree in History from Stanford University and Master’s Degree and Doctorate from Yale University. Kennedy specializes in American history. Earlier in his life, Kennedy won the John Gilmary Shea Prize in 1970, and the Bancroft Prize in 1971 for his book Birth Control in America: The Career of…

Jackie Kennedy and Betty Ford were unbelievable women who impacted the world as first women. Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy was born on July 28, 1929 in New York. When Jackie was little, she was always happy and cheerful, but she turned ten and her mood changed. When her parents got a divorce, Jackie became quiter and kept her thoughts to herself. This was a very hard time for Jackie, especially in this day in time. There were only a few parents that were divorced at the time. At the age…

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…

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…