John Fitzgerald “Jack” Kennedy

Zach Desgain Period 7

Birth Date and Birth Place

• • John Kennedy was born on May 29, 1917 He was born at 83 Beals Street in Brookline, Massachusetts

Parents and Family Background

• • • John Kennedy’s parents were Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. and Rose Fitzgerald John was the second of 9 children born to these parents His brothers, Bobby Kennedy and Teddy Kennedy were US senators

Ancestry

• • • • Rose’s father, John “Honey Fitz” Fitzgerald was the mayor of Boston and a Congressman for three terms Eunice Kennedy founded the Special Olympics Robert Shriver was the first directory of the Peace Corps Maria Shriver is the wife of Arnold Schwarzenegger

Religion

• • John F Kennedy was Roman catholic and was very much for the separation of church and state "It is my firm belief that there should be separation of church and state as we understand it in the United States -- that is, that both church and state should be free to operate, without interference from each other in their respective areas of jurisdiction. We live in a liberal, democratic society which embraces wide varieties of belief and disbelief. There is no doubt in my mind that the pluralism which has developed under our Constitution, providing as it does a framework within which diverse opinions can exist side by side and by their interaction enrich the whole, is the most ideal system yet devised by man. I cannot conceive of a set of circumstances which would lead me to a different conclusion." -- letter to Glenn L. Archer, 23 February 1959

Early Education

• • • • JFK attended Novel and Greenough Lowe School from first grade to fourth He then attended Riverdale County School, a private school for boys, from 5 th to 7 th grade In 8 th grade he attended Canterbury School in New Milford, Connecticut but had to withdraw due to appendicitis From 9 th to 12 th grade he attended The Choate School in Wallingford, Connecticut

Early Activities and Hobbies

• • • JFK was very family oriented. He loved to travel; traveling to London, Europe, Soviet Union, The Middle Easy, and Germany in his life.

He liked to sail and swim; he made the Harvard Swim team.

His grades were not that good (64 th out of 112 in his class) and he was always getting in trouble in school

Education (Post High School)

• • • Kennedy enrolled in Princeton University in October of 1935. He only spent 6 weeks because he was hospitalized for possible leukemia.

The following year in September of 1936 he enrolled in Harvard College where he graduated with a degree in International Affairs.

He also attended classes at Stanford’s business school but did not complete a degree.

Career

• • John Kennedy was an author, publishing two books: “Why England Slept” and “Profiles in Courage” He was also a U.S. Navy Officer, a journalist, and a Public Official

Home Life

• Kennedy was a very family oriented man. Him and his family would always have family dinners and would sit around and talk a lot.

Personal Characteristics

• • John was known to be humorous, very intelligent, charming, diplomatic.

He was a very hard worker and was often called a “work-o-holic.”

Military Experience

• • In April of 1941, Kennedy enlisted in the U.S. Army, but was rejected due to a back injury he suffered while playing football in high school. After he went through therapy and his back was healed, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy. He became an intelligence officer in Washington, D.C. After Pearl Harbor was attacked, he was shipped to the South Pacific to fight against Japan

Military Experience

• After his torpedo boat was hit and halfway destroyed by Japanese and two of his crewmen were killed, he led the remaining four men in a 3 mile swim to an island. He even carried one of the wounded men for 5 hours and eventually had all of his men rescued

Previous Political Experience

• • John Kennedy was elected to the House of Representatives in 1946 He then was elected to the senate in 1952

Route to Presidency

• Kennedy became a member of the House of Representatives and then a member of the Senate. After his second term as a Senate member he decided to run for president. He beat out Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota and Wayne Morse of Oregon. He also beat of Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas and on July 13 he was nominated as a candidate for the election.

Home State as candidate

• John Kennedy’s home state was Massachusetts

Years as President and Terms

• • Kennedy served from January 20, 1961 to November 22, 1963.

He only served for two years and not even a full term due to him being assassinated

Election Results

• • • John beat out Richard Nixon in the presidency election He received 34,226,925 votes to Nixon’s 34,108,662 Kennedy also received 303 of the Electoral College votes to Nixon’s 219

Political party Affiliation

• John F Kennedy was a member of the Democratic party

Major Accomplishments as President

• • • John Kennedy ordered the invasion of Cuba, which is known as the Bay of Pigs, which saved many American lives He also ordered the quarantine of Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis. The decision to quarantine and blockade Cuba instead of bomb it saved the United States from a nuclear war He created the Peace Corps

Major Accomplishments as President

• • • Kennedy created the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty He decided to put a man on the moon before the end of the decade He won the Pulitzer Prize for his book “Profiles in Courage”

Failures as President

• • • • The way Kennedy handled the Bay of Pigs invasion caused the Soviet Union to place missiles in Cuba Although the putting someone on the moon was an accomplishment, he spent $50 billion dollars, which was not needed It took Kennedy almost two years to sign equal rights for Black Americans when he promised them right as he got the Presidency His domestic plans, such as “The New Frontier” were never put into law

Famous Quote

• • “And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country” Kennedy said this during his inaugural address

10 Major Events with dated during his lifetime or presidency

1. The building of the Berlin Wall- August 13, 1961 2. The Berlin Air Lift- June 24, 1948 3. Cold War- 1947 4. The End of World War I 1917- 1918 5. World War II- September 1, 1939- September 2, 1945

10 Major Events

6. League of Nations is formed- January 25, 1919 7. 19 th Amendment- Women’s Suffrage- June 4, 1919 8. The building and use of the Atomic Bomb- 1939 1945 9. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech August 28, 1963 10. The famous Woolworth sit in against segregation May 28, 1963

Three Questions I would like to ask

1. What would you have done if the Soviet Union fired missiles upon the United States given that you survived?

2. If you could, would you change the way you invaded Cuba during the Bay of Pigs Invasion?

3. Why did it take you so long to sign equality for Black Americans into effect?

Citations-Pictures

Slide one

"John F. Kennedy." Image. John F. Kennedy Library. American Government. ABC CLIO, 2011. Web. 22 Feb.

Slide two

"John F. Kennedy." Image. John F. Kennedy Library. American Government. ABC CLIO, 2011. Web. 22 Feb. 2011.

Slide Seven

"Kennedy family in Hyannis Port, 1948." Image. John F. Kennedy Library. American Government. ABC-CLIO, 2011. Web. 22 Feb. 2011. “Harvard Swimming Team, 1936” Image. John F. Kennedy Library. American Government. ABC-CLIO, 2011. Web. 22 Feb 2011

Slide Seventeen

"John F. Kennedy takes oath of office." Image. John F. Kennedy Library. American Government. ABC-CLIO, 2011. Web. 22 Feb. 2011.

Slide Twenty One

“Profiles In Courage by John F. Kennedy.” Image. John F. Kennedy Library. American Government. ABC-CLIO. 2011. Web. 22 Feb 2011.

Citations- Pictures

Slide Twenty Three

“John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Speech.” Image. John F. Kennedy Library. American Government. ABC-CLIO, 2011. Web. 22 Feb. 2011

Slide Twenty Four

"Japanese attack Pearl Harbor." Image. National Archives. American Government. ABC-CLIO, 2011. Web. 22 Feb. 2011.

Slide Twenty Five

"Martin Luther King Jr. at March on Washington." Image. AP/Wide World Photos. American Government. ABC-CLIO, 2011. Web. 22 Feb. 2011.

Citations

• • • • • • • (Baliles, Gerald). “John. F Kennedy.” Miller Center of Public Affairs. Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia, n.d. 18 Feb 2011 http://millercenter.org/president/kennedy Burner, David. John F. Kennedy and a New Generation. Boston: Little Brown, 1988.

"John F. Kennedy Miscellaneous Information - John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum". Jfklibrary.org. http://www.jfklibrary.org/Historical+Resources/Archives/Reference+ Desk/John+F.+Kennedy+Miscellaneous+Information.htm. Retrieved (Pietrusza, David). John F. Kennedy. San Diego, CA: Lucent Books, Inc. 1997. Print (Powell, Kimberly) Kennedy Family Tree- Descendants of Joseph Kennedy & Rose Fitzgerald. About.com. N.p. 2003. February 17, 2011. http://genealogy.about.com/library/family_trees/bl_kennedy.htm

Wikipedia March 28, 2010.