PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY

SOME FACTS ABOUT JOHN F. KENNEDY

• He was the 35 President of the United States
• His term ran from 1961-1963
• He was the youngest president elected into office
• He was also the youngest president to die

FAMILY BACKGROUND

• One of nine children
• Often was sick as a baby- his mother kept notecards of different characteristics about each child
• Had scarlet fever when he was 3- and he almost died

SCHOOL LIFE

• Went to a boarding school called Choate in Connecticut
• He had a daily subscription to the New York Times
• His dad pushed him to do his best in schoolwork and life
• Participated in football, swimming, and hockey

GRADUATION

• Graduated in 1938
• Attended Harvard
• Played football for Harvard but unfortunately he ruptured a disk in his spine
• This ended his football career, and he never fully healed from this injury

THE BROTHERS

• Jack(John) & Joe were the two eldest boys in the Kennedy family
• Their father had high hopes for both of them, however, it was Joe who thought he would become President one day
• He also wanted to be the first Catholic President
• Jack was more concerned with history and government- especially current affairs

JACKS NAVY MOMENTS

• He was a Lieutenant over a submarine in the South Pacific
• After intense battles he returned home
• Received a medal for his leadership and courage
• His brother Joe also passed away in war

BEGINNING OF HIS POLITICAL CAREER

• Ran for Congress in Massachussetts' eleventh congressional district
• He won in 1946
• He served three terms in the House
• In 1962 he was elected to the Senate

HIS ROAD TO THE PRESIDENCY

• While recovering from surgeries, he wrote a book about senators who had risked their careers fighting for what they believed in
• In 1958, he was almost picked to run for Vice President
• After this he decided that he would run for President in the next election
• On July 13,1960, the Democratic Party chose him to be a candidate for the Presidency

HIS CAREER AS PRESIDENT

• His first thing to create was the Peace Corps
• This allows Americans to work anywhere in the world that needs assistance
• They can help in farming, education, health care, and construction.
• President Kennedy was also eager for the United States to explore space
• Most of all he wanted to end segregation
• He believed that all American, regardless of their skin color, should enjoy a happy life in the United States

THE PRESIDENT IS SHOT

• On November 22, 1963, shots rang out as President JFK was driving through Dallas, Texas
• Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested for the murder of the President
• Two days later, Jack Ruby killed Oswald.
• This ruined the chances of receiving more information on the tragic death of John

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