John F Kennedy Jfk Assassination

On May 29th, 1917, the 35th president of the United States, John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born in Brookline, Massachusetts to a large family of nine siblings, with parents Joseph and Rose Kennedy (Brinkley). John was born into a multi-million dollar business executive, Joseph P. Kennedy (Biographies). Ever since John was a kid he always searched for his full potential in his career, therefore he put his heart and soul into becoming the United States president so that he could finally realize the impact he would make in the world.
Decades before John found the idea of a running for president he had a hard time learning because of absences caused by diseases he had. John’s sickness never allowed him to get the proper education that he wanted at

school. As John was trying to find a good university for his studies John was accepted into Princeton University, but yet again his diseases kept him away from what he loved (Biography.com) At the end of JFK’s third year of college, he traveled to Europe to find reasons that are leading to WWII (Biographies). During his time in Europe he recorded information that he used for his senior paper which gradually became a bestselling book, called Why England Slept (Biographies). After Johns four years at two Universities, he received the A.B degree cum laude in the summer of 1940, therefore he graduated from Harvard and chose to continue his studies at Stanford University (Biographies). About a year later, in April of 1941 John was dedicated to enlist into the United States Army but because of physical disabilities caused by a back injury, John was rejected. This didn’t hurt John’s feelings, it actually strengthened his determination to get accepted. Although he had to go through painful exercises to strengthen his back, it was what he had to do to get what he wanted. With his back fully healthy, the United States Navy finally accepted John and enlisted him to be an intelligence officer in Washington, DC (Biographies).
During his time in the army, he was a patrol officer in the Pacific to stop the Japanese from employing soldiers (Life of John F. Kennedy). Unfortunately the boat that John was in charge of got struck by a Japanese ship, which damaged the ships engine and injured many on board, including John (Biography.com). Two sailors were killed, and John was badly injured along with another injured sailor which john strapped to his belt and pulled them both to a local island (Biography.com). For John’s tremendous and heroic effort, he was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for “extremely heroic conduct” and a Purple Heart because of the injuries he suffered from the impact of the enemy warship (Biography.com). In 1945, JFK’s time in the army was finished as a lieutenant (Biography.com). John Kennedy decided to work as a reporter but became easily bored of it so because of his father’s political experience he ran for a vacating spot in the United States House of Representatives. John’s campaign was greatly supported by his recent title of “war hero”, and his family’s connections and money (Biography.com). As the voting slowed momentum, it was clear the winner was John F. Kennedy because of his confidence and popularity (Biography.com). Although, JFK’s win did make him happy, his six years in congress didn’t. His time in congress was unpleasing because he did not have a big enough voice to make a difference in national decisions. John once said, “We were just worms in the House.” He later recalled. “Nobody paid attention to us nationally” (Biography.com).
The only way to have an impact in the government is to have a high authoritative position and that's exactly what John F.

Kennedy wanted. John’s only way to find that voice he wanted was to run for president, so that's exactly what he did. For most of John’s campaign, according to Biography.com, “Robert Kennedy put together what one journalist called "the most methodical, the most scientific, the most thoroughly detailed, the most intricate, the most disciplined and smoothly working state-wide campaign in Massachusetts history – and possibly anywhere else" (Biography.com). Yet again, John found a way to get more voters to enjoy his personality, speeches, and attitude, which led to another victory and a spot in the U.S Senate (Life of John F. Kennedy). Being in the Senate did not please John’s heart to help his nation so he announced that he would be running for president. When JFK entered into the field of politics, he came to know that his only competitor would be Richard Nixon in the general election. Even though that Richard Nixon was an experienced debater, John F. Kennedy showed how he could be relaxed and win over voters. According to History.com, “John F. Kennedy becomes the youngest man ever to be elected president of the United States, narrowly beating Republican Vice President Richard Nixon. He was also the first Catholic to become president”

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The White House for the next three years were hopeful, and productive, which allowed JFK to feel confident in getting re-elected in his following term. Unfortunately, he did not get re-elected because John and his wife flew to Dallas, Texas for a campaign appearance (Biography.com). On the morning of John’s speech, he and his wife rode through downtown Dallas in a convertible with hundreds of people surrounding the car. Unexpectedly two shots were fired, one hit John in the head, and the other in the neck. Right after John was shot he was rushed to the hospital in hope that the doctors could do something, but his wounds were too fatal. Since John was catholic, a catholic priest came over John to pray for a peaceful death and travel to the next life, about an hour later, John F. Kennedy was dead in Parkland Memorial Hospital. Lyndon Johnson heard the news of John passing and stood in to take the oath to become the 36th president of the United States of America (Death of the President).
That same night, Lee Oswald was found to be the suspect that shot JFK.

JFKlibrary.org states that “On Sunday morning, November 24, Oswald was scheduled to be transferred from police headquarters to the county jail. Viewers across America watching the live television coverage suddenly saw a man aim a pistol and fire at point blank range. The assailant was identified as Jack Ruby, a local nightclub owner. Oswald died two hours later at Parkland Hospital” (Death of the President). On the next day, John’s body was lowered into the soil of Arlington National Cemetery as his wife stood there mourning lighting an eternal flame for his remembrance (Death of the

President).
John’s life was cut short but that doesn’t mean he didn’t have incredible accomplishments, such as his ability to create a successful space program (Space Program). On May 25th, 1961, he spoke before congress and requested billions of dollars for “urgent national needs” so that he could make the space program thrive (Space Program). Unfortunately, the Soviet Union beat the U.S to space in the late months of 1961. To maintain progress, John F. Kennedy made sure that all Americas resources were focused on getting an American to orbit earth. With time and research, America was able to get John Glenn Jr in space in order to orbit Earth (Space Program).
Another accomplishment that JFK had to deal with the Cuban Missiles of 1962. When he heard that soviets were building a missile firing complex in Cuba he ordered Cubans to forbid it from happening (jfklibrary.org). According to the Presidential Library and Museum, it is said that,
“In October 1962, an American U-2 spy plane secretly photographed nuclear missile sites being built by the Soviet Union on the island of Cuba. President Kennedy did not want the Soviet Union and Cuba to know that he had discovered the missiles. He met in secret with his advisors for several days to discuss the problem” (Death of the President).
JFK managed with the Soviet Union in such a strategical, and smart way that the United States was in no harm with their brilliant President Kennedy in charge (Brinkley). As a result, America and the Soviet Union resolved everything peacefully which released tension from the Cold War (Brinkley).
Until the third year of John F. Kennedy’s presidency he did not mention the issues that were revolving around civil rights. When JFK did decide to talk about racial issues he gave a speech before congress and proposed a bill which would make discrimination against color illegal (Brinkley). The bill was approved by Congress and was called the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Institute). The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is “A federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy), and religion in employment, education, and access to public facilities and public accommodations, such as restaurants and hotels” (Institute). Before John Kennedy proposed the Civil Rights Act, much of the South was for the “Jim Crow” laws which stated that racial segregation was legal.
In conclusion, John Fitzgerald Kennedy plowed the way for all African Americans by suggesting the Civil Rights Act. John’s brief years in presidency stands out in all Americans thoughts because of his courage, good heart, and leadership (jfklibrary.org). Everyone saw John as a determined young president that had a loving heart to form new government programs in order to help the elderly, poor and ill (jfklibrary.org). JFK improved American history, and like he said, “My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country” (Kennedy).