John F Kennedy Informative Essay On My Great Grandma
My Great Grandma, Marcella Wallace who was born in the 40’s and lived in Michigan in the 60’s. She was raised Roman Catholic and taught to “Look for the good in people” (Wallace) and to “work hard, so you have a better outlook on life” (Wallace). This is her story of the beginning to the end of John F. Kennedy's presidency.
It was July 13th, 1960 when news went out that John F. Kennedy was running for President. He was a Roman Catholic and believed in finding good in people, and planed to take part in civil right movements finding solutions to the problem. America thought he would a worthy President, as did my Great Grandma, Kennedy was the first President she voted for, mainly because he also was a Roman Catholic, and she had hoped that …show more content…
It wasn't until October 22 Kennedy informed America of the Cuban Missile Crisis. My Great Grandma heard it on the radio, she was afraid of what Kennedy's next decision for this crisis would be. Kennedy's next move was enacted naval blockade around Cuba informing that America was prepared to fight in a war if it was necessary. Hearing this, my Great Grandma (and most Americans) thought that America was going to go to war. “You don’t want your country to be in war” (Wallace) my Great Grandma tells me, it was a big fear because she had my Great Grandma Margaret and didn't want her to be in danger because at that time was only 2 years old. Finally, Kennedy did it, he pulled America out of war, my Great Grandma was happy, there would be no war in America. “The U.S agreed to the Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev’s that they would not invade Cuba if they took away the Cuban missiles” (History, Cuban Missile Crisis). It was a big relief for my Great Grandma, no one had to get drafted in the war in our family! And the president was happy because that meant America didn't need to go into
It was July 13th, 1960 when news went out that John F. Kennedy was running for President. He was a Roman Catholic and believed in finding good in people, and planed to take part in civil right movements finding solutions to the problem. America thought he would a worthy President, as did my Great Grandma, Kennedy was the first President she voted for, mainly because he also was a Roman Catholic, and she had hoped that …show more content…
It wasn't until October 22 Kennedy informed America of the Cuban Missile Crisis. My Great Grandma heard it on the radio, she was afraid of what Kennedy's next decision for this crisis would be. Kennedy's next move was enacted naval blockade around Cuba informing that America was prepared to fight in a war if it was necessary. Hearing this, my Great Grandma (and most Americans) thought that America was going to go to war. “You don’t want your country to be in war” (Wallace) my Great Grandma tells me, it was a big fear because she had my Great Grandma Margaret and didn't want her to be in danger because at that time was only 2 years old. Finally, Kennedy did it, he pulled America out of war, my Great Grandma was happy, there would be no war in America. “The U.S agreed to the Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev’s that they would not invade Cuba if they took away the Cuban missiles” (History, Cuban Missile Crisis). It was a big relief for my Great Grandma, no one had to get drafted in the war in our family! And the president was happy because that meant America didn't need to go into