The Assassination of Jfk and His Accomplishments While He Was in Office
The Assassination of JFK and his Accomplishments while he was in Office.
The assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy remains a mystery to this day. Some argue that there is more than one shooter, I personally agree with this theory. Although his presidency was very short, he made great strides in giving the people what he promised. He most likely would have helped America in more ways than one and it would have been great to have seen what he would have accomplished. John Fitzgerald Kennedy was killed by Lee Harvey Oswald on November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas at the Daeley Plaza. On November 24, 1963 a man named Jack Ruby shot and killed Oswald while Oswald was being transported to another jail. Oswald was the only known person who could have provided sufficient information about the assassination and he was now eliminated from the investigation. When Kennedy was shot he was barely past his first thousand days in office. He was the youngest man elected President and he was the youngest to die (National, 2008). Kennedy joined the navy shortly after he graduated from Harvard University. When he returned home he received medals for the Navy and Marine Corps. for his leadership and bravery. After having two severe back surgeries he wrote a book called Profiles in Courage. In 1957 his book won the Pulitzer Prize for the best biography. Before being elected as President of JFK 2 the United States Kennedy ran for congress in 1946 for the Massachusetts’ eleventh congressional district and he was successful in this election. He served three terms in the House of Representatives despite the fact that he was a democrat. In 1952 he was elected to the U.S. Senate. On July 13, 1960 he was nominated to run for presidency by his party. In the election of 1960 Kennedy defeated his opponent, Richard Nixon. It was a close race and Kennedy won only by a small margin (National, 2008).
In his Inaugural Address Kennedy put forth the lasting proposal “Ask not what
The assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy remains a mystery to this day. Some argue that there is more than one shooter, I personally agree with this theory. Although his presidency was very short, he made great strides in giving the people what he promised. He most likely would have helped America in more ways than one and it would have been great to have seen what he would have accomplished. John Fitzgerald Kennedy was killed by Lee Harvey Oswald on November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas at the Daeley Plaza. On November 24, 1963 a man named Jack Ruby shot and killed Oswald while Oswald was being transported to another jail. Oswald was the only known person who could have provided sufficient information about the assassination and he was now eliminated from the investigation. When Kennedy was shot he was barely past his first thousand days in office. He was the youngest man elected President and he was the youngest to die (National, 2008). Kennedy joined the navy shortly after he graduated from Harvard University. When he returned home he received medals for the Navy and Marine Corps. for his leadership and bravery. After having two severe back surgeries he wrote a book called Profiles in Courage. In 1957 his book won the Pulitzer Prize for the best biography. Before being elected as President of JFK 2 the United States Kennedy ran for congress in 1946 for the Massachusetts’ eleventh congressional district and he was successful in this election. He served three terms in the House of Representatives despite the fact that he was a democrat. In 1952 he was elected to the U.S. Senate. On July 13, 1960 he was nominated to run for presidency by his party. In the election of 1960 Kennedy defeated his opponent, Richard Nixon. It was a close race and Kennedy won only by a small margin (National, 2008).
In his Inaugural Address Kennedy put forth the lasting proposal “Ask not what
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