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John F Kennedy Legacy

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The United States of America has had many Presidents over the years. John F. Kennedy was one of if not the best and most accomplished president. Kennedy cared about his country and the people living in it. For example one of his famous phrases was, "ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country". Another example of John F. Kennedy's caring attitude towards the U.S. and its people was mentioned by whitehouse.gov, saying "His economic programs launched the country on its longest sustained expansion since World War II; before his death, he laid plans for a massive assault on persisting pockets of privation and poverty." This is saying that John Not only led a huge expansion of the economy of the U.S. , but …show more content…

Kennedy was nominated as president, he went to college, served in the military, and was a politician. John went to Harvard University and graduated in 1940. This on its own is a large accomplishment considering the prestige of Harvard University. After college Kennedy wanted to serve his country, so he entered the navy. During his time in the navy Kennedy was injured , but still saved many lives, showing his willingness to give his own life for his comrades. In his biography in whitehouse.gov, it mentions this event saying, " In 1943, when his PT boat was rammed and sunk by a Japanese destroyer, Kennedy, despite grave injuries, led the survivors through perilous waters to safety.". After the navy, Kennedy entered politics and advanced to the senate in 1953. As a politician he was almost nominated for the democratic party's choice for vice-president. When he was in the hospital at one point, according to whitehouse.gov, "In 1955, while recuperating from a back operation, he wrote Profiles in Courage, which won the Pulitzer Prize in history.". This is just one of Kennedy's successes and yet all he wanted to do was to help his country and the people living in it. "he took vigorous action in the cause of equal rights, calling for new civil rights legislation. His vision of America extended to the quality of the national culture and the central role of the arts in a vital society." (whitehouse.gov). Kennedy fought for the people of the United States all the way until his death where he was shot and killed In 1963 in Dallas, Texas; making him one of the youngest Presidents to

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