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By: Joseph De La Cruz
Outline
Early Life: High School & College
Military Life
Kennedy Administration
Assassination
Personal, Social Life and Family
Early Life 1
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born on May 29, 1917 in
Brookline, Massachusetts.
second child of Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. and Rose Fitzgerald.
Irish descent
wealthy family
Early Life 2
Kennedy attended high school at the Choate School. In
school, one teacher said that he was well known for his
personality. However, John lived in his brother, Joseph
Kennedy’s shadow.
He was also constantly sick and spent a lot of his time
reading.
In June 1935, he graduated high school and was voted
“Most Likely to Succeed.”
Early Life 3
After graduating, he enrolled in Princeton but again illness
forced him to drop out.
After he recovered, he enrolled at Harvard and majored in
government and international studies. Junior Year he
traveled to Europe and took a notice of the events that were
leading up to World War II.
senior paper, which later became a bestselling book, Why
England Slept. After graduating with honors, he enrolled at
Stanford for graduate studies.
Military Life 1
In April of 1941, he tried to join the Army but was rejected
because of back problems.
However, after months of strengthening his back, the U.S.
Navy accepted him. After the Japanese attack on Pearl
Harbor on December 7, 1941, the U.S. entered World War II.
Kennedy asked for active duty at sea and he was given his
assignment two years later in 1942.
Military Life 2
During the war, he had control of his own ship the PT - 109.
His boat was attacked by a Japanese destroyer
He strapped everyone’s life jackets together and they floated
to a near by island
Several days later a native came by and he carved a message
on a coconut that the native delivered to the American troops
He and his group were retrieved and take for medical
assistance
Road to the White House 1
After returning to regular citizen life, he worked at a
newspaper for a short while but desired a life in politics like
his family.
1946-He became a candidate for the House of
Representatives.
Road to the White House 2
His brothers, Bobby and Edward Kennedy acted as his
mangers while his mother and sisters helped raise funds.
He won the seat in the House and that eventually lead to a
seat in the Senate in 1958
In 1960, he ran for President of the United States.
Road to the White House 3
In the 1960 election, he ran against Republican candidate
Richard Nixon.
In September and October 1960, they both appeared in the
first televised presidential debates in U.S. history.
In the debates, Nixon looked tense, uncomfortable in front of
the camera and constantly sweated.
Road to the White House 4
Kennedy, however, took advantage of the makeup services,
appeared relax and in the eyes of the media he appeared as
the likely winner.
On November 8th, Kennedy beat Nixon in what is called the
closest elections in the 20th Century. He won by 303 votes
over Nixon’s 219. He was the youngest man to ever be
elected president at age 43.
Kennedy Administration 1
He was sworn in as the 35th President at Noon on January
20, 1961. In his Inaugural Address, he spoke about how all
Americans should be active citizens. In his speech, he
famously said: “Ask not what you country can do for you;
ask what you can do for your country.”
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Kennedy Administration 2
He appointed his brother Bobby US Attorney General
Immediately after being Inaugurated he was faced with many
important events
Kennedy Administration 3
Kennedy faced his first real crisis just four months after being
sworn in.
In 1959, Fidel Castro took over Cuba and declared himself
Dictator.
Castro began using a communist style government and was
getting help from the USSR/Soviet Union
Kennedy Administration 4
Bay of Pigs Invasion April 17, 1961
Kennedy gave the okay for a plan to topple Castro and his
government by using C.I.A. trained anti-Castro Cubans and
some Americans. The result was a failure and Castro remained
Dictator and Cuba remained Communist.
Kennedy Administration 5
Cuba and Soviet Union developed a plan to construct a
missile base in Cuba. JFK ordered a Naval Blockade or
Quarantine; Soviet ships (filled with supplies) were followed
by US ships to stop the Soviet ships from landing in Cuba;
13 days of tense conditions;
known as The Cuban Missile Crisis (Missiles of October and
13 Days) great fear of world-wide nuclear attack;
Khrushchev Soviet leader removed missiles and compromise
agreed
Kennedy Administration 8
Kennedy was a supporter of Civil Rights. During the 1960
election, he telephoned Coretta Scott King while her
husband, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. served time city jail.
He purposed the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Kennedy established The Peace Crops
Assassination
Friday, November, 22, 1963.
Dallas, Texas; As his motorcade traveled through Dealey
Plaza with his wife Jackie, Kennedy was fatally shot in the
head by Lee Harvey Oswald. He was dead within an hour.
Oswald was later murdered by Jack Ruby before he could
stand trial.
There are 4 major theories of JFK’s assassination
Personal, Social Life and Family 1
JFK met his wife Jacqueline Bouvier when he was a
Congressman
married September 12, 1953. Jackie and John tried to have a
child but she suffered a miscarriage in 1956 and stillbirth in
1957.
Caroline Kennedy was born on November 27, 1957.
John F. Kennedy Jr. was born on November 25, 1960
Personal, Social Life and Family 2
The family’s perfect image was referenced as Camelot.
Jackie’s sense of fashion made her a icon in the fashion
world.
Personal, Social Life and Family 4
However, not everything was perfect between in their
marriage. JFK was a famous womanizer;
Marylyn Monroe birthday celebration for him and singing
“Happy Birthday, Mr. President.
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Personal, Social Life and Family
Her mysterious death has lead to being reported that she was
murdered because of her affair with both Kennedy brothers.