John F. Kennedy was elected president in 1960. During his presidency, he started important programs like the Peace Corps and NASA, and prevented nuclear war by resolving the Cuban Missile Crisis. However, his time as president was cut short when he was assassinated in 1963. Kennedy displayed foresight, courage, and patriotism as president - he advocated for civil rights, risked his life saving others, and created the Peace Corps to help people around the world.

1.
John F. Kennedy
Time 100 Project- One of Time Magazine’s 100
Most Influential Persons of the 20th
Century.

2. Timeline
• John F. Kennedy became
president in 1960.
• John F. Kennedy started the
Peace Corps, the space
program and stopped the
Cuban Missile Crisis.
• John F. Kennedy was
assassinated in 1963.

3. John F. Kennedy-
Foresight
• John F. Kennedy believed in peaceful
protests, such as the Montgomery bus
boycott led by Martin Luther King Jr.
• John F. Kennedy believed African-Americans
should have the same rights as everyone
else.
“If a American because his skin is dark cannot eat lunch in
a restaurant open to the public and cannot enjoy the full
and free life which all of us want….then who among us
would be content . . . with the counsels of patience and
delay?"
Source: Remembering JFK

4. John F. Kennedy-
Courageous
• Kennedy was very brave.
• Kennedy spent more than a day
saving soldiers’ lives.
• He also stood up against the
Russians and communism.
• Source: Time Magazine, Time 100
“When his PT boat was rammed and sunk by a Japanese
Destroyer, Kennedy, despite grave injuries, led the survivors
through perilous waters through safety."

5. John F. Kennedy-
Patriotic
• Kennedy was loyal to his country.
• One of his ideas was to start the Peace Corps.
• The peace corps were helpful to people in other
countries.
• He said “ask not what your country can do for you, ask
what you can do for your country.” This was his most
famous speech.
“"One of Kennedys accomplishments was
starting the peace corps, an organization that
helped the poor in other countries."

6. John F. Kennedy- Video
Clip
Champions of the Land. Discovery
Channel School. 1997.
unitedstreaming. 22 October 2006
<http://www.unitedstreaming.com/>

7. John F. Kennedy-
Conclusion
Foresight- John F Kennedy
believed that African-Americans
would eventually have the same
rights.
Courageous- Kennedy stood up
against Russians and
communism. And spent more than
a day saving peoples lives.
Patriotic- one of his ideas
was starting the peace
corps.
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