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John F. Kennedy

John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy, commonly referred to by his initials JFK, was an American politician who served as the 35th President of the United States. His presidency - while brief - was both controversial and enduring. JFK took office in January of 1961 and only held office for thirty-four months until his assassination in November 1963. During his almost three-year presidency, John F. Kennedy impacted America through his promotion and support of the Civil Rights Movement. Many of his accomplishments were in the area of foreign affairs, including creation of the Peace Corps, creation of the Alliance for Progress which increased economic ties in Latin America to reduce poverty and stop the threat of communism in that …show more content…

Kennedy became the youngest man and the first Roman Catholic to hold that office. He was born into one of America’s wealthiest families and parlayed an elite education and a reputation as a military hero into a successful run for Congress in 1946 and for the Senate in 1952. As president, Kennedy confronted mounting Cold War tensions in Cuba, Vietnam and elsewhere. He also led a renewed drive for public service and eventually provided federal support for the growing civil rights movements. Meanwhile, Fidel Castro was looking for a way to defend his nation from an attack by the U.S. After the failed Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961, he was convinced another attack was inevitable.The crisis began on October 15, 1962 when photographs by a U.S. spy plane revealed Soviet missiles under construction in Cuba just 90 miles away from the coast of the United States. The crisis ended on October 28 during the tense thirteen days of standoff, the two great superpowers faced off in stalemate. The crisis finally ended when Kennedy and Khrushchev made the secret deal. In exchange for the Soviets backing down their missiles, the United States would get rid of its nuclear missiles from Turkey and promise not to invade Cuba. ( John F. Kennedy)We've never been any closer to world destruction than the Cuban Missile Crisis. It’s the moment that the Cold War came closest to a nuclear war. We owe our very existence to the …show more content…

Kennedy wife was Jacqueline Kennedy and they got married in September 12, 1953.From an early age Jacqueline encountered loss with her parents divorcing when she was very young. Her marriage to JFK was also marked with the loss of two babies her first through miscarriage and the other through being born still born

He was assassinated at 12:30 p.m. on November 22, 1963 by Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas, Texas. He was pronounced dead at 1:00 p.m. after they rushed him to the hospital and called a Catholic Priest to read him his last

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