JFK by Sarah Kennedy https://padlet.com/skenne5145/3ea2y6oz2zae en-us 2017-11-15 22:15:05 UTC 2017-11-16 01:05:07 UTC hello@padlet.com John Fitzgerald Kennedy skenne5145 https://padlet.com/skenne5145/3ea2y6oz2zae/wish/207463095 Born May 29, 1917 in Brookline, MA. ]]> 2017-11-15 22:16:44 UTC https://padlet.com/skenne5145/3ea2y6oz2zae/wish/207463095 He was the oldest of nine children. He attended a private Catholic school in Connecticut. He was an average student, more interested in sport and practical jokes than school itself. skenne5145 https://padlet.com/skenne5145/3ea2y6oz2zae/wish/207463971 2017-11-15 22:21:06 UTC https://padlet.com/skenne5145/3ea2y6oz2zae/wish/207463971 In his last few years of college, Kennedy began to take school seriously, and wrote a senior thesis on why Great Britain was so unprepared to fight Germany in World War II. This thesis became so popular it was published as a book, Why England Slept, in 1940. skenne5145 https://padlet.com/skenne5145/3ea2y6oz2zae/wish/207464841 2017-11-15 22:24:48 UTC https://padlet.com/skenne5145/3ea2y6oz2zae/wish/207464841 Kennedy studied at Princeton for a semester before transferring to Harvard to study History and Political Science. skenne5145 https://padlet.com/skenne5145/3ea2y6oz2zae/wish/207466530 2017-11-15 22:32:19 UTC https://padlet.com/skenne5145/3ea2y6oz2zae/wish/207466530 After graduating from Harvard, JFK joined the Navy and was put in command of a patrol torpedo boat in the South Pacific. His boat was rammed by a Japanese vessel; two people died and Kennedy injured his back, but still he hauled a wounded sailor to a nearby island where they were rescued 6 days later. His "extremely heroic efforts" earned him the Navy and Marine Corps Medal and a Purple Heart. skenne5145 https://padlet.com/skenne5145/3ea2y6oz2zae/wish/207466780 2017-11-15 22:33:50 UTC https://padlet.com/skenne5145/3ea2y6oz2zae/wish/207466780 John F. Kennedy married Jaqueline Bouvier on September 12, 1953. They have three children: Caroline, Patrick and John Jr. skenne5145 https://padlet.com/skenne5145/3ea2y6oz2zae/wish/207467709 2017-11-15 22:39:09 UTC https://padlet.com/skenne5145/3ea2y6oz2zae/wish/207467709 Upon his discharge from the Navy, JFK briefly worked as a Hearst Newspaper reporter, before running for US House of Representatives, representing a working class district in Boston. He served three terms in the House before deciding that his job was too dull compared to his life before, saying "we were just worms in the House, nobody paid attention to us nationally." In 1952 Kennedy won a tight race against Henry Lodge for a seat in the Senate, and won, serving eight years as a US Senator. skenne5145 https://padlet.com/skenne5145/3ea2y6oz2zae/wish/207468206 2017-11-15 22:41:55 UTC https://padlet.com/skenne5145/3ea2y6oz2zae/wish/207468206 In 1960, Kennedy ran for President of the United States, in the Democratic Party, with Lyndon B. Johnson as his running mate. skenne5145 https://padlet.com/skenne5145/3ea2y6oz2zae/wish/207469057 Kennedy once again won a tight race, this time against Richard Nixon, to become the 35th President of the United Sates. ]]> 2017-11-15 22:46:51 UTC https://padlet.com/skenne5145/3ea2y6oz2zae/wish/207469057 Some of the major issues Kennedy focused on in his campaign included: skenne5145 https://padlet.com/skenne5145/3ea2y6oz2zae/wish/207470105 - National security 
- Re-emphasis of church and state]]> 2017-11-15 22:53:49 UTC https://padlet.com/skenne5145/3ea2y6oz2zae/wish/207470105 JFK's campaign slogan was "A time for greatness 1960" but he also used "We can do better" and "leadership for the 60s" skenne5145 https://padlet.com/skenne5145/3ea2y6oz2zae/wish/207470236 2017-11-15 22:54:30 UTC https://padlet.com/skenne5145/3ea2y6oz2zae/wish/207470236 Kennedy served as President of the United States from 1961-1963 when he was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. skenne5145 https://padlet.com/skenne5145/3ea2y6oz2zae/wish/207471082 2017-11-15 22:58:50 UTC https://padlet.com/skenne5145/3ea2y6oz2zae/wish/207471082 Major Event skenne5145 https://padlet.com/skenne5145/3ea2y6oz2zae/wish/207471689 John F. Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald on November 22, 1963, in a convertible,  in Dallas, Texas. The motive behind the assassination is not clear, though people believe it had to do with Harvey's state of mind. Many people called him "cold-blooded." ]]> 2017-11-15 23:02:36 UTC https://padlet.com/skenne5145/3ea2y6oz2zae/wish/207471689 Fun Facts skenne5145 https://padlet.com/skenne5145/3ea2y6oz2zae/wish/207472737 1. JFK is the youngest person to be elected president.
2. JFK was the first Catholic President
3.JFK donated his congressional and presidential salaries to charities. 
4. One of his legs was shorter than the other. ]]> 2017-11-15 23:10:09 UTC https://padlet.com/skenne5145/3ea2y6oz2zae/wish/207472737