John F. Kennedy was born in 1917 in Massachusetts to a wealthy political family. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and was elected as a Democratic congressman in 1946, serving for six years. In 1960, Kennedy was elected as the youngest president in U.S. history. As president, Kennedy navigated Cold War tensions and the Cuban Missile Crisis while advocating for civil rights and space exploration. His presidency was cut short when he was assassinated in Dallas, Texas in 1963.
2. FAMILY LIFE
• BORN: MAY 29, 1917 IN BROOKLYN,
MASSACHUSETTS
• NAME: „JACK”
• FATHER: JOSEPH PATRICK KENNEDY
• GREAT-GRANDPARENTS: IMMIGRANTS (LEFT
IRELAND) WELL-KNOW POLITICIAN
• SICK: SCARLET FEVER, DANGEROUS DISEASE
READING
• BROTHERS AND SISTERS
• YEARS IN SCHOOLS
• UNIVERSITY
• NAVY
3. AS A POLITICIAN…
• EXPERIENCES IN THE WAR MAKE A
DIFFERENCE
• 1946: FIRST ELECTION DEMOCRATIC
CONGRESSMAN (SERVED: 6 YEARS)
• UNITED STATE SENATE
• HELP PEOPLE AND FOCUS ON FAMILY
• WIFE: JACQUELINE BOUVIER
4.
5.
6. PRESIDENT OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
• 1960: RAN FOR PRESIDENT
• DEMOCRATIC PARTY CHOSE HIM AS THEIR CANDIDATE FOR
A PRESIDENT (OPPONENT: RICHARD M. NIXON)
• YOUNGEST PRESIDENT
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• INAUGURAL ADRESS
“ASK NOT WHAT YOUR COUNTRY CAN DO FOR YOU,
ASK WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR YOUR COUNTRY.”
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7. 1960’S
• DURING HIS PRESIDENCY: USA WAS IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE COLD WAR WITH THE SOVIET UNION
• NUCLEAR BOMBS AND MISSILES
• CUBAN MISSILES CRISIS (1962)
• WORK WITH SOVIET UNION
• ASTRONAUTICS
• BETTER ROCKETS
• TRAINING ASTRONAUTS AND SENDING THEM
CLOSER
• JULY 20, 1969 – NEIL ARMSTRONG
8. SEGREGATION
• BELIEVE IN FAIRNESS
• WRONG: BLACK PEOPLE NOT ALLOWED TO
ATTEND THE SAME SCHOOLS AS WHITE PEOPLE
• NEGOTIATIONS TO TRY TO END THIS UNFAIR
SEPARATIONS
• NEW LAW FOR CIVIL RIGHTS
• SPEECH ON THE TV
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