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Accomplishments of JFK
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 35th President of United States, was born in Brookline, Massachusetts on May 29, 1917. His father, Joseph Kennedy Sr., was a wealthy investor who wanted his sons to be important figures in American politics. Joseph Kennedy Sr. always favored his oldest son, Joseph Jr., to achieve his family¡¯s long time ambition to become a President of the United States. However, his eyes turned to John, after Joseph was killed in battle during World War II. John knew he was going to be the replacement for his brother; only way to make his father happy was to become an important figure in American politics. In November of 1946, JFK was elected to the House of Representatives from the State of Massachusetts. He served in the House for the next 6 years, and then in 1952 he was elected as a Senator of Massachusetts. In 1960, he ran for the presidency against the Republican nominee Richard Nixon and won the presidency. His administration pushed and accomplished many things. During his presidential election, many Americans fear that Kennedy would have a Pope¡¯s direct influence over American politics because Kennedy was Catholic. Before this time, no Catholics ever won the presidential election. When groups of 150 Protestants in Houston, led by Rev. Norman Vincent Pale proclaiming about this issue, Kennedy flew to Houston and made this famous Speech. ¡°¡¯Nobody asked if I was a Catholic when I joined the United States Navy¡¦Nobody asked my brother if he was a Catholic or a Protestant before he climbed into an American bomber to fly his last mission.¡± This was certainly the first biggest accomplishment Kennedy has made during his time in politics. Kennedy showed that anyone who loves this country could run and win the presidency. During his early years in office, the CIA gave him a briefing that they were planning an invasion of Cuba to overthrow Castro. CIA director Allen Dulles ensured to Kennedy that this was going to be the perfect invasion.
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Title: Accomplishments of JFK
Words: 1598
Rating: None
Pages: 6.4
submitted by: Paulcasso
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