John kennedy
John kennedyJ O H N F I T Z G E R A L D K E N N E D Y
Throughout the history of the United States there have been few great presidents. John Fitzgerald Kennedy was one of these great presidents, maybe even the greatest. He led an extraordinary life and influenced the people of his time tremendously. Although he had a short-lived presidency, he created many productive projects, and prospects for the future of the US. John F. Kennedy was national hero and truly a magnificent leader for his people.
John was born May 29, 1917, in Brookline, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston. His father Joseph Kennedy became the youngest banker president in the US. He was a millionaire by age twenty-five. John's mother, Rose Fitzgerald, was a caring housewife and a glamorous woman. Including John, the family embraced nine children. They were, in age order, Joseph Junior, John, Rosemary, Kathleen, Eunice, Patricia, Robert, Jean, and Edward (Teddy). All the children were born in Brookline, Massachusetts. Each of the kids had a one million dollar trust fund set up for them by the time they were born. The environment they were brought up together in was very wholesome and extremely elegant.
On September 12, 1953, John F. Kennedy married Jaqueline Lee Bouvier. Together they had a daughter Caroline in 1957. Later in 1960 they had a son John Junior.
John Kennedy's education process is remarkable. He started out by going to a couple of Public schools in Brookline. He later moved onto Private schools in Riverdale, New York, and Wallingford, Connecticut. In the years 1935 and 1936 John attended the London School of Economics. Later on in 1940 at Harvard University he graduated with honors. John also did some graduate work in economics at Stanford, the prestigious university. In his college thesis he wrote "Why England Slept" concerning England's involvement in World War Two, or the lack they’re of. This later turned into a full novel that became a New York Times bestseller.
John's early work began with being a correspondent for The Chicago Herald American and International News Service. He became bored with this job and decided to represent the Eleventh Massachusetts Congressional District in the House of Representatives. John Kennedy won the Man of the Year Award awarded by the Unites States Chamber of Congress. In he 1952 he became a part of the US Senate. While John was there, he increased the textile tariff. He worked with his brother Robert in the Select Committee of the Senate to Investigate Improper Activities in Labor-management Relations.
John had many back problems. It all began when he hurt his back while playing in a college football game at Harvard University. On October 1954 he began spinal operations. These injuries would haunt him for the rest of his life. John would not be able to support even the lightest of jackets. At one point JFK was forced to use crutches....
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