The Life of JFK
November 23, 1963
Hannah Burke, Massachusetts Daily
November 23, 1963 Dallas, Texas - Yesterday in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963 John F Kennedy, democrat and the 35 president of the US, was assassinated at age 46, born in Brookline, Massachusetts on May 29,1917.
John Kennedy grew up with his three brothers: Ted, Robert, and Joseph, his five sisters: Eunice, Rosemary, Jean, Kathleen, and Patricia, and his parents: Rose and Joseph. He became the 35 president from January 20, 1961 up until he was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald while waving to a crowd through an open convertible roof.
While John was president he was most famous for stopping the Cuban Missile Crisis. He did this by sending two planes over Cuban missile sites. He then decided to put a naval blockade around Cuba to stop the Soviets from sending missiles to Cuba.
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Berlin, Germany was a city that overnight a wall divided the eastern and western parts of the city. John delivered his speech about communism in the Rudolph Wilde Platz now known as the John F Kennedy Platz saying, “Ich bin ein Berliner,’’ which translates to I am a Berliner.
JFK was also famous for the Limited Nuclear Ban Test Treaty. JFK signed the treaty on October 7, 1963 which was between the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union. The treaty prohibited nuclear weapons tests or explosions under water, in the atmosphere, or outer
John F. Kennedy was born in Brookline, Massachusetts on May 29, 1917, the second of nine children. He was a US statesman and our 35th president. He came from a family with a history of good politics. As an infant he lived in a comfortable but modest frame house in that suburb of Boston. As the family got larger and the father's income and fortune increased, the Kennedys moved to larger, more impressive homes. Their first home was in Brookline, followed by the suburbs of New York City. John F. Kennedy had a happy childhood that was full of family games and sports. He attended many different private elementary schools, which were all non parochial. He later spent a year at Canterbury School in New Milford,
“We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea, whether it is to sail or to watch - we are going back from whence we came.”- John F.Kennedy.On November 22,1963 in Dallas,Texas John F.kennedy was assassinated.He was assassinated during a presidential motorcade through Dealey Plaza in the city of Dallas.He was shot once in his back existing his throat and shot once in the head.His assassinator is Lee Harvey Oswald.Lee assassinated John F.Kennedy,because he didn't stood for what John F.kennedy believed in.The assassination of John F. Kennedy was unjust,because he took action in getting equal rights for everybody and he got the U.S out of the Cuban Missile Crisis; However some people believe The Bay Of Pigs was his fault.
On October 22 JFK announced that the Soviets had long range missiles in Cuba, which posed a dangerous threat to the United States. Kennedy ordered a naval blockade to stop Soviets from delivering more missiles. The Soviets on the other hand were heading right for the blockade and Americans prepared for war. Kennedy and the Soviets had secret negotiations were at the end the Soviets offered a deal. The deal was the Soviets would remove missiles from Cuba if the US promised to not invade Cuba and they had to remove their missiles from Turkey. On October 28 both Kennedy and Khrushchev came to an agreement because neither one wanted nuclear war. Kennedy’s quick thinking and his willingness to negotiate with the Soviets was the only reason the US was able to avoid going to nuclear war. Kennedy after the Cuban missile crisis had many ideas that he wished to implicate but sadly he was assassinated before he could do
“It was just a beautiful reception, a bright, warm, sunny day and thousands of people cheering.” Until, Jackie Kennedy the first lady yelled “They’ve shot his head off.” On November 22, 1963 President John F. Kennedy was shot dead, by Lee Harvey Oswald during his visit in Dallas, Texas.
No more than 1000 days into John F. Kennedy 's presidency, he was assassinated in Dealey Plaza, Dallas, Texas. Apparently by Lone Gunman, Lee Harvey Oswald.
The purpose of this battle was to defeat Castro but it was not successful, this defeat falls on the shoulders of Kennedy. One of the big things that John is remembered for is getting the United States space program on its feet. In May of 1961 John makes the address to Congress that says that America will have a man on the moon by the end of the year, though John did not live to see this he is credited for this success. In 1962 Kennedy meets with the Soviet Union to discuss the testing of Nuclear Arms; this is successful because at the meeting an agreement to ban nuclear testing is made. In October 1962, John announces on television that the Soviet Union is storing nuclear missiles in Cuba and they are pointed to America. Six days later the Soviet Union and America reach a compromise, as a result the Soviet Union took their missiles off of Cuba. This is one of the biggest successes in John’s presidential
Kennedy was born in Brookline, Mass., on May 29, 1917, the second son of financier Joseph P. Kennedy who served as U.S. ambassador to Great Britain during the administration of President Franklin D. Roosevelt John F Kennedy was elected President of the United States in 1960. He also graduated from Harvard University and served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. During John F Kennedy term, he was assassinated on November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas, and which horrified the nation and led to much tighter security for future presidents.
Since the Soviet Union held nuclear weapons with Cuba, this posed a threat to the United States because the country was only 90 miles away. The actions the President had taken for the two global situations allowed the country to judge and watch Kennedy’s every move. Kennedy was popular with many citizens in the U.S., but he posed as a threat to some.
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John F. Kennedy was born May 29th, 1917, child of Joseph P. and Rose Kennedy. John had eight brothers and sisters: Joseph P. Jr.. Rosemary, Kathleen, Eunice, Patricia, Robert F. Jean and Edward M. All of the children were born in Brookline, Massachusetts.
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