Similarities Between Kennedy And King Arthur

Kennedy’s structure of foreign policy was much different from Eisenhower’s foreign policy. During the Eisenhower years, America had a detailed national security structure, with a “massive retaliation” idea, while Kennedy was more informal, with his “flexible answer”, which I think fit his New Frontier model. After the rigid structure of Eisenhower, Kennedy and his advisors wanted a new, less formal way of dealing with international affairs. He was an activist, who was very popular with generations both young and old, and I think that he brought a new idea of informality to the way the White House worked. For example, he preferred to work directly with the officers in the Department of State, and he relied on his assistant for national security affairs, McGeorge Bundy, instead of the usual Operations Coordinating Board. In dealing with crises, and seeking advice, Kennedy had a small number of close advisors that were also his friends, one of which was his brother Robert Kennedy, the attorney general (Miller Center).

I believe that the different characteristics that helped Robert F. Kennedy rise and become a powerful leader in the society that he lived in were that:

The speeches of Franklin D. Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy are both meant to deliver a powerful message. Despite how similar these messages are, there are contrasting ideas that set the speeches apart. The speeches of Franklin D. Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy share similarities in their statements on freedom and the main purposes of the speeches themselves, while differing in historical context.

Both John F. Kennedy and the William Mckinley were United State presidents the were assassinated. Both of these assassinations took place on a trip that the secretary of state had advised against. Through both of these assassinations both the Security and safety of the presidents we have to today would change. Also through these events many would began to believe that it was their own government that killed them.

John F Kennedy's first leadership trait was articulating a vision. Kennedy had a vision to not just finish the cold war but win it. America ended up winning the cold in 1989 when the Berlin Wall came down. This is a quote from John F Kennedy, “Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.” ( John F Kennedy). John F Kennedy said this at a speech he was giving. He said this to the people of the country when they were in the cold war and he was hoping that they would end up winning and finish the war. Another quote from John F Kennedy. “Let us think of education as the means of developing our greatest abilities, because in each of us there is a private hope and dream which, fulfilled, can be translated into benefit for everyone and greater strength for our nation.” (John F Kennedy). John F Kennedy had a vision to build schools for

"The task of the leader is to get his people from where they are to where they have not been” (Henry). This quote from Henry Kissinger is a representation of the Kennedy term in office. President Kennedy took the world to a whole new level; he succeeded in many tasks in his short time as president. John F. Kennedy was great president because of his involvements in the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Space Race, the Civil Rights Movement, and the Peace Corps.

Jackie helped Kennedy shape his presidential campaign and was instrumental in creating what America saw as the perfect presidential lifestyle calling it “Camelot.” According to the authors, she was aware of the affairs but chose to ignore them to keep the illusion of the perfect presidency. Killing Kennedy is subtitled “The End of Camelot” because JFK’s assassination was considered the end of the perfect presidential lifestyle, and a common theme throughout the book.

Quindlen and Kennedy have similarities and differences in their styles.Both authors qoute outside sources to support what they're trying to get across. However, Kennedy uses factual data to make a better understanding, and Quindlen uses Metaphors/ Analogies. First ”The National Opinion Research center agreed with this statement:’The U.S. is a unique country that stands for something special in the world ’ ” (Quindlen 15).Secondly “A German farmer wrote home from Missouri in 1834, If you wish to see our whole family living in… a country where freedom of speech obtains , where no spies are eavesdropping, were no simpletons criticize your every word and seek to detect therein a venom that might endanger the life of the state, the church

As Kennedy was a young boy, we learn that he feels a sense of being alone, and a deficiency in seeing the contrast between him and his “superior” brothers, John and Joseph Jr.. We see Robert grow not only as a powerful leader of his own, but a person.

In the novel, King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table, the author, Roger Lancelyn Green, makes numerous connections to the teachings of the Catholic church. These connections show the importance of the Catholic faith to the knights of Logres. Some of these examples, including the presence of a Jesus figure, the performing of miracles, and the betrayal of friends, relate to many of our central beliefs as Catholics.

Kennedy’s family are hard to ignore. King Arthur’s father was the king beforehand, and his brother, Sir Kay, became seneschal of all his lands. John F. Kennedy’s father was the Ambassador to the United Kingdom, and his brothers all were involved in politics long before John F. Kennedy became president. “Rather than the lightning strikes which characterized his brothers’ forays in national politics, Ted Kennedy became the master of the long slog, placing a deep imprint on the American fabric.” Both men were praised for the beauty of their wives, and for their pulchritudinous styles. Because of these family similarities, both King Arthur and John F. Kennedy are inexplicably similar.

Ideally, a king has an old look, a great amount of power, and naturally rules his domain with an iron fist in literature. In the two works, Le Morte d'Arthur and First Knight see two different versions of how king Arthur is portrayed. Yet the honor and respect that a king should have remains undisturbed, much like how both are products of their time. First Knight is told as a modern retelling of the legend and Le Morte d'Arthur is a minorly altered, much older work. While the depictions of king Arthur are seen as the paramount backbone for arthurian times, these two works have also proven to exhibit differences and similarities, illustrate Arthur’s figure in character, and serve as preservation of the time period.

President Kennedy accomplished many things while in office including, establishing the peace corps, emphasized public service, set a goal to put man on the moon, prevented nuclear war, etc. Kennedy depicted a “get-it-done optimism” which was so powerful for America to witness. Jackie Kennedy referred to her husband 's presidency as "Camelot," a wistful nod to the legend and idealism of King Arthur and his round table of heroic knights” (Walsh). During JFK’s presidency, Americans believed that they lived in an enchanted country where people could strive to better their lives (Walsh). Subsequently, JFK was fixing to run for president again to ensure that America stayed in a place of peace.

One way in which these men were dissimilar is that they were leaders of different countries, each with their own ideas and opinions on how things should be dealt with. For example, Ronald Reagan was the president

Although Batman and King Arthur both ended up becoming heroes, King Arthur did not have the desire to become king once he pulled the sword out of the stone. Initially Arthur pulled the sword out of the stone in order to give it to his foster brother, Kay. Arthur did not obtain the sword for his own benefit and personal well-being. As a result of Arthur pulling the sword out of the stone he ended up becoming the new king of Camelot. Arthur became the king to help the people and to instill a code of ethics; he did not want to become king for the glory or honor that came with it. However Batman did have the desire to become a hero for the city of Gotham. His intentions were the same as King Arthur’s. He did it to protect the people and to restore