John F. Kennedyby Kyle D. Adamcik

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Intro

• JFK was the 35th president• Born May 29, 1917 in

Massachusetts• Died Nov. 22, 1963 in Dallas,

TX• Only Catholic President• Only President to win Pulitzer

Prize http://photobucket.com/images/John+F.+Kennedy/

Alabama

• On June 11, 1963, President Kennedy intervened when Alabama Governor George Wallace blocked the doorway to the University of Alabama to stop two African American students from attending.

• Wallace moved when confronted by the deputy attorney general and the Alabama National Guard that JFK had federalized.

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Berlin Wall

• John was president when the Berlin Wall was built.

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Civil Rights

• Kennedy gave a speech on TV and radio calling for civil rights legislation to provide equal access to public schools and other facilities, and greater protection of voting rights.

• His proposals became part of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 passed after his death

Democrat

• JFK was a member of the Democratic Party

Executive Order 11063

• Prohibited racial discrimination in federally supported housing or "related facilities.

• In response to the riots when James Meredith enrolled at the University of Mississippi, but was prevented from entering and violence erupted.

http://www.jfklibrary.org/Asset-Viewer/wO4AR5ybSkunk6n3gWsaCw.aspx

Football

• Jack played football

http://www.historyplace.com/kennedy/early-football-team.htm

Great Pain

• Half of his life, he had intense back pain

http://www.historyplace.com/kennedy/politician-back-surgery.htm

Half Dollar

• John was later put on the American half dollar.

Invasion • JFK ordered the Bay of

Pigs invasion in Cuba to oust Fidel Castro from power.

• Castro’s forces defeated the U.S. trained rebels easily http://havanajournal.com/politics/entry/

life_magazine_bay_of_pigs_feature_issue_may_10_1963/

Jack

• John’s nickname was Jack as a little kid.

http://www.historyplace.com/kennedy/early.htm

Kids

• Caroline loved to ride her horse, Macaroni, on the White House lawn.

• John Jr liked to play hide and seek. His favorite place was under the president’s desk. Once, during a meeting, he popped out and said “I am a big bear and I’m hungry.” They all laughed.

Kids in the Oval Office

http://www.whha.org/whha_classroom/classroom_4-8-firstkids.html

Love

• He married Jacqueline Bouvier

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Whitehouseportraitjackie_curvecorrected.jpg

Most Likely to Succeed

• In high school, he was voted most likely to succeed

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N.A.S.A

• JFK wanted the U.S. to lead the world in exploring outer space.

• He challenged the U.S. to be the first country to send a man to the moon by the end of the1960s.

• The government put time, effort, and money into building better rockets, training astronauts, and sending them closer and closer to the moon.

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Oswald

• It was a great day in Dallas . The President was in Dallas. The parade was going on. Then 2 gunshots. The limo speeds to the hospital. The president is dead by a gun shot to the back and one to the head . The police are everywhere. Then the gun is found. A rifle under the name of Oswald. Then the search was on. He was found by police and killed by Jack Ruby.

“Profiles in Courage” / Pulitzer Prize

• He wrote this book while recovering from a back operation.

• He won the Pulitzer Prize for history for this book.

Quick Rise to Politics

• 1946—Elected to House of Representative

• 1952—Elected to U.S. Senate

• 1956—Nominated to be VP for Adali Stevenson, but lost

• 1960—Elected President of the U.S.A.

Russia and the Cold War

• Period of political and military tension between U.S. and Russia.

Sick

• He was always sick as a child. His parents joked if a bug bit him, it would die

Tragedies• JFK’s older brother Joe Jr., killed in action

in WWII.

• Sister, Kathleen, died in a plane crash

• Suffered a miscarriage and stillborn, and son, Patrick, died two days after birth

• Brother Robert assassinated

• Son John Jr. died in a plane crash

United States Navy

• He was in the Navy in World War II• He became a Lieutenant

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Victory Medal

• JFK was given the World War II Victory Medal.

• This is 1 of 9 medals he received

Waves

• John loved the sea.• He sailed boats all the time.

http://theneotraditionalist.com/2010/06/14/jack-and-jackie-go-sailing/

X-tremely Close Call• Kennedy implemented a naval blockade of Cuba when

photos showed Russian missile being installed in Cuba.

• Two weeks of tension resolved when Russia dismantled the missiles and U.S. removed missiles from Turkey.

• Closest to a nuclear war ever

http://library.thinkquest.org/11046/

Young Politician• He was the youngest elected President

and the 2nd youngest to serve as President

• The 1st President born in the 20th Century

http://photobucket.com/images/John+F.+Kennedy/

Zapruder File

• A home movie that captured the shooting of JFK

• Film used in the investigation of the assassination

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Zaprudercamera.jpg

Conclusion

• John F. Kennedy was a inspiration and a proud leader. A man who went through personal tragedies and pain, but still resolved world crisis. The day he died continues to be a day of sadness for all. His actions and triumphs are still being felt today.

Work Cited

• Adler, David A. (1992). “A Picture Book of John F. Kennedy”. Holiday House

• Denenberg, Barry (1988). “John Fitzgerald Kennedy, America's 35th President”. Scholastic Paperbacks.

• Editors of Time for Kids (2005). “John F. Kennedy: The Making of a Leader”. Harper Collins.

• Hamilton, Sue (1989). “The Assassination of a President: John F. Kennedy”. Abdo and Daughters.