John F. Kennedy

By: Dante Gugliotti

John F. Kennedy was born in Brookline, Massachusetts on May 29,1917

JFK was the youngest man to be elected president

John led the US through the civil rights movement

He was the man who kept us going in the cold war and military involvements in Vietnam

JFK was against Communism

John Kennedy was the first candidate to introduce new technologies of television and modern campaigning

He also presented a new style in running for office

John Kennedy was a war hero and was a great help in the Pearl Harbor efforts

On November 22,1963 John Fitzgerald Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald

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Wilentz, Sean. "Kennedy, John Fitzgerald." World Book Student. World Book, 2011. Web. 28 Oct. 2011.