James Robert "Radio" Kennedy

John F. Kennedy was the first president to dance with a black woman at his inaugural ball (abc.com). In the 1960s segregation in the south was a progressing problem, schools and workplaces were still segregated even though there were laws. Civil rights activists wanted stand, but they simply didn’t have enough power. JFK took a stand by setting the groundwork for a bill and integrating schools in the south.

The movie Radio is based on the true life story of James Robert "Radio" Kennedy, an African-American male with a slight mental disability, played by Cuba Gooding Jr.. The setting of this movie is in the small rural town of Anderson, South Carolina in 1976.The movie begins with the main character, Radio, pushing a grocery cart filled with his personal belongings and a radio, which he was affectionately named after, along a train track. During Radio 's frequent journeys through the small town, he frequently passes the practice fields of the local high school football team, the T.I. Hanna Yellow Jackets. During these journeys, Radio 's presence catches the eye of the head football coach Harold Jones, played by Ed

There were many different good and bad examples of characters in this movie. Coach Jones had to be the one that stood out the most, he was the one who took Radio in and made him feel at home and try to educate him. Coach Jones showed most all of the character traits throughout the movie, he showed caring by helping Radio when the football team had locked him in the shed tied up and were throwing footballs at the shed to scare him. When he was taking Radio home one day he met his momma and showed respect by introducing himself to her and being polite. Fairness was shown by letting radio sort of play football and help coach so he didn’t feel so left out or different from the others.

After this Coach Jones looks after Radio and they go out to eat together. Mr. Jones is looked down on it seems like with all the disapproving glances he gets from everybody. He’s only trying to teach Radio manners and treat him to some food and by doing so you can judge Harold Jones’s character.

Kennedy came from a line of businessmen and politicians, so it only fit that he would follow. His father, Joseph Sr. Kennedy, had very high expectations for his family of 7 children. John was not always the best student in school, but he was clever and enjoyed history and English. He entered into Harvard University in 1936 and played football. Kennedy’s father was appointed United States Ambassador to England in 1937, and because of this, John became very interested in politics and world affairs.1 After graduating from Harvard, JFK entered the military and became a Lieutenant. He even received a Navy and Marine Corps Medal for his leadership and courage. He then decided to become a politician, and he served 3 terms in the House of Representatives then was elected to the U.S. senate in 1952. Kennedy became quite popular as a politician, so it was no surprise when he was nearly picked to run for Vice President in the 1956 election. Therefore, he decided to run for president in

Jame Robert Kennedy, or Radio as they called him, was a disabled young man who struggled in life because of his disabilities. Radio had both mental and physical disorders. On of the physical disorders effected his legs and this caused him to walked in an unusual way. Radio also has a speaking disorder that causes his words to get slurred together. He also seems to be mentally slow and he doesn't seem to notice social situations.

The last stop for Kennedy in Texas, and for his whole life, was Dallas. Dallas seemed to be the most aggressive out of any other region in the state towards the president and his administration. When arriving in the city that Kennedy thought of most importantly on November 22, he and his wife got into a limousine that banded together with two cars containing police and the Secret Service. Driving towards the Trade Mart, the people of Dallas seemed more friendly towards Kennedy than expected with positive signs being held up in the air and cheering of the crowds. After about half an hour into the car ride one of the most shocking moments in American history occurred when a fire of a gun was heard three times by the people near the limousine that contained the president. Kennedy was shot with his cranium seriously damaged by the impact (Parmet, pg. 345-346).

The most depressing Kennedy story is of Rosemary Kennedy. As I was reading the article I was saddened by what had happened to Rosemary. She was 23 when she disappeared from the public eye. What happened to her is the worst case in the Kennedy family. Both parents believed that Rosemary could be “cured” through a combination of holding her to the same standard as her siblings, specialized education and experimental injections(Hapsis 3) The reason no one ever heard what happened is because Joe Kennedy wanted no one to know the evil he had done. Joe had chosen a surgical procedure, without talking to his wife, where a lobotomy was performed on her to try and make Rosemary “normal”. The lobotomy did not do this, it caused Rosemary to regress to the mental age of a two-year-old and because of this she could not walk or talk( Hapsis 6). According to Hapsis, Rosemary was no longer mentioned in family letters after 1944, and no one visited her until 1958 when John secretly went to see her. Rosemary’s death was one of the only natural deaths, she died from old age.

It wasn’t till he was an upperclassman that he started to really take things seriously. When his father became ambassador of Britain and in 1939 Kennedy had visited there for a while. In that time he had written his senior thesis about why Britain wasn’t prepared for a war with Germany. During World War II, both Kennedy and his brother, Joseph Kennedy, had joined the Navy. His brother whom had been chosen by their father to become president had his plane shot down and died in 1944. John saw the how much his dad looked up to Joseph and took it upon himself to take over those hopes and aspirations. When Kennedy came back he worked as a reporter for some time, but wanted to do more for the people, Kennedy then became Democratic Congressman in the Boston area, which soon after went to the senate. After feeling the same want of wanting to do more for the people, Kennedy decided to become president, so on January 2nd 1960 he announced he was running for president. It was a tough battle running against Nixon, but in the end the votes showed he won by ever so slightly more than Nixon. Kennedy had accomplished his goal and was known to be the second youngest president at age 43 and the first Roman Catholic president. At his inauguration he gave his famous inaugural address with the line “Ask not what your country can do for you, Ask what

John F. Kennedy is known as the “TV President” because he was the first president to use a medium that allowed voice and image to be carried to Americans. He effectively carried his messages to the American people without delay or editing. No other president had reached the general public through this medium without delay or editing of the image. In fact, never in the history of the United States had a presidential campaign relied so heavily on the use of mass media than what John F. Kennedy’s did. Not only this, but Kennedy’s campaign used the new medium more productively than Nixon’s campaign, which debatably lead to the incumbent losing to an inexperienced opponent. Pierre Salinger, the press secretary to John F. Kennedy, is quoted saying:

Brief Summary of the Book: This book gives the background as to why there was tension between American’s and the political backing of Kennedy. The book starts off detailing the history of Kennedy’s family and his first political appointment in politics. It details how he was a man before his time by writing a book that was quite poignant while a senior in college. It went on to describe his many triumphs, tragedies and disasters he encountered during his

written by Dean R. Owen is a series of reflections of people who knew and

As the being of the movie Radio didn’t really trust Coach Jones and that’s because he didn’t know him. Coach Jones had to build trust with Radio for them to have a positive relationship, and having a positive relationship goes along with the 4 Aspects of Personal Growth. Coach Jones also respected Radio and Radio respected him. Another example of respect through the movie was Coach Jones and Johnny’s Dad Frank, Coach Jones didn’t disrespect Frank even though he didn’t agree with what Frank said or did. It’s like Coach Jones tolerated him. The next character trait would be Responsibility, Coach Jones took responsibility for Radio in school when the board inspector thought Radio would cause harm to other students. Coach Jones, the students, and the other teachers never treated Radio different and that goes along with Fairness. The most important character trait to me that was showed throughout the whole entire movie was Caring. Coach Jones cared for Radio, he came in his life to make a difference, he wanted Radio to do

“That unforgettable, elusive man” said Jacqueline Kennedy referring to her husband John Kennedy. Jack indeed an unforgettable man. In this book written by Chris Matthews, it shines light on the wonderful life cut short of Jack Kennedy, as it accounts for many interesting situations. Jack Kennedy was full of charisma, and loved to test the higher power, and that’s why I believe he succeeded as a human being.

Chancellor Kohl, Governing Mayor Diepgen, ladies and gentlemen: Twenty-four years ago, President John F. Kennedy visited Berlin, speaking to the people of this city and the world at the City Hall. Well, since then two other presidents have come, each in his turn, to Berlin. And today I, myself, make my second visit to your city.