By Jack

• Changed the way we think about world leaders –Youthful, Energetic, Personality

• By dying, the world felt less safe

• He was not afraid to tackle difficult subjects – Cuba Missile Crisis – avoided World War III

• Created the Peace Corps

Interesting FactsInteresting Facts• Entered the U.S. Navy in 1943• Graduated from Harvard University 1940• Youngest elected president• Assassinated in Dallas, Texas• Married Jacqueline Bouvier• Youngest president to die. Died November 22, 1963• 35th president from 1961- 1963• Father was Ambassador Joseph P. Kennedy• Captain of Naval patrol ship P.T. 109 - War hero• Only president to win a Pulitzer Prize for writing the book

“Profiles in Courage” • Nickname was JACK KENNEDY JACK KENNEDY !

ChildhoodChildhood

• Born in Brookline, MA on May 29, 1917• Wealthy family life• Involved in politics early on• Always ill as a child• Spent summers in Hyannis Port• Sailed Nantucket Sound• Born the 3rd child of 9 children• Parents were Joseph and Rose

Major Life AccomplishmentsMajor Life Accomplishments

• Became Congressman, Senator and President• Started the race to put a person on the moon• Started the Peace Corps• Helped Martin Luther King get African

Americans right to go to any school

ResourcesResources

• Columbia Encyclopedia• Wikipedia• www.WhiteHouse.gov• My Grandmother – Regina Kennedy• Britannica Online Encyclopedia

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