John F. Kennedy35th President of the

United States of America

Background

• Born 5/29/1917• Died1/22/1963• Grew Up in Brookline, Mass.

Obstacles

• Slipped a disk in his back playing football.

• Addison’s Disease later in his life.

• JFK had many illnesses as a child.

• These included “whooping caugh”, chicken pox, and measles.

• At three years old John got scarlet fever which was a potentially life threatening disease in the era and almost died from it.

QuickTime™ and ampeg4 decompressor

are needed to see this picture.

Accomplishments

• Leader in the Space Race against the Soviets.

• Solved the Cuban Missile Crisis.

• Designed he Limited Nuclear Test Ban with Russia and United Kingdom

• Youngest man elected president and first Catholic to be President of the United States of America.

• Put an unrecorded amount of blacks to high positions in his administration which strengthened the Civil Rights Commission.“Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.”

“America has tossed its cap over the wall of space”

Media Viewpoint

• Had high approval ratings.

• Always between 50%-80%.

• Very well liked for his breath taking speeches and the calmness in which he handled though situations.

• Even though he was a great American he was assonated by Lee Harvey Oswald.

• Has been the subject of many books, articles, etc…

So, let us not be blind to our differences - but let us also direct attention to our common interests and to

the means by which those differences can be resolved

Works Cited

• “A Life in Brief.” 12 Mar 2009 http://millercenter.org/academic/americanpresident/kennedy.

• “JFK in History.” Cuban Missile Crisis [2009] 2. 112 Mar 2009 http://www.jfklibrary.org/Historical+Resources/JFK+in+history/Cuban+Missile+Crisis.htm.

• Sidey, Hugh. John F. Kennedy, President. McClelland & Stewart, 1963.