Life Of John F Kennedy

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in 1940. “As discussed in the Encyclopedia Americana. Vol. 16, page362.” He had no idea how much of an important and influential life he was going to lead.
Kennedy’s political career began in 1946 when he was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives and then in 1952 to a seat in the Senate. During his political career he was a strong opponent of Communism. He married Jacqueline Bouvier on September 12, 1953. She was beautiful, cultured, refined, the perfect wife for the young politician and shared the same views as he.
In 1960 John Kennedy made a successful bid for the Presidency. He was elected over Richard Nixon by a small margin of only 119,450 votes out of the 69 million popular votes cast. He was the youngest President ever elected to office. He was 43.
His administration had a rocky road ahead. The Bay of Pigs was in April 1961. A force of anti-Castro Cubans attempted, with the help of the C.I.A., to set up a beachhead in Cuba at the Bay of Pigs. The ...

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through downtown Dallas. As they approached Dealey Plaza, the crowds were heavy. They turned the corner at 12:30P.M. and proceeded down the street when several shots rang out. “As seen in the blockbuster JFK directed by Oliver Stone” In all the confusion no one seemed to know what happened. The President was slumped over in the car. Governor Connally was visibly hurt. Mrs. Kennedy was crawling out of the car onto the trunk reaching for help. It only took seconds to send a nation into shock. The car sped away taking everyone to the nearest hospital. In a short time, the world knew the grim truth. President Kennedy was dead. Governor Connally was wounded, but would recover. ...

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