John F Kennedy Biography

John F. Kennedy, born on May 29th 1917, grew up to become one of the most popular and influential presidents of The United States in all of its political history. Born into a wealthy and prominent family, John was raised throughout childhood by his adoring mother, Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald, a Boston debutante, and his father, Joseph Kennedy Sr., a successful banker claiming his fortune from the stock market following World War I. Joe Kennedy Sr. went on to a government career as chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission and as an ambassador to Great Britain. His father was a competitive man, always edging John and his siblings to be the best they could be. John F. Kennedy's sister Eunice later recalled, "I was twenty-four before I

Taken by his status as a war hero, his family connections and his father's money, Kennedy won the election easily. Be that as it may, Kennedy found the work to be rather dull and non-impactful. Hence, in 1952, seeking greater influence and desiring greater power, Kennedy pursued a seat in the U.S Senate. According to one of his aids, his victory in this was mostly a result of his personality, stating "He was the new kind of political figure that people were looking for that year, dignified and gentlemanly and well-educated and intelligent, without the air of superior condescension." Shortly after his election, he met a beautiful young woman by the name of Jacqueline Bouvier. The two were to be later married and conceive 3 children: Caroline Kennedy, John F. Kennedy Jr., and Patrick Kennedy. During his career and balance between politics and family life, JFK wrote another book, Profiles in Courage, winning the 1957 Pulitzer Prize for biography. Kennedy still remains as the only American president to win a Pulitzer

Kennedy's greatest accomplishments during his short time as president came in the area of foreign affairs. Working on the capitalist section of his career focus, Kennedy created the Peace Corps in 1961. By the end of the century, over 170,000 Peace Corps volunteers served in 135 countries. Also in 1961, Kennedy created the Alliance for Progress to create greater economic ties with Latin America, in hopes of annihilating poverty and stopping the spread of communism in said region. In June 1963, Kennedy successfully negotiated the Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty with Great Britain and the Soviet Union, helping to ease Cold War tensions. It was one of his proudest accomplishments. On November 21, 1963, President Kennedy flew to Dallas, Texas for a campaign appearance. The next day, November 22, Kennedy, rode through the cheering crowds in downtown Dallas in a Lincoln Continental convertible. From an upstairs window of a nearby building, a 24-year-old named Lee Harvey Oswald, a former Marine with Soviet sympathies, shot upon the car, hitting the president. Kennedy died at Parkland Memorial Hospital shortly after. John F. Kennedy will always be remembered as one of the most cheerful and helpful presidents in the history of the United States. His memory will continue to live on in our books as well as in our