John F. Kennedy's Accomplishments As President
John F. Kennedy is known to be one of the greatest presidents in US History. He became the first Catholic President. None of the thirty four presidents before Kennedy had been Catholic.
Under John F. Kennedy's administration, The Bay of Pigs Invasion went underway. This invasion was an unsuccessful attempt by the United States where we tryed to invade and overthrow the Cuban Government under Fidel Castro.
The Nuclear Test Ban Treaty was a treaty between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. President Kennedy and the leader of the Soviet Union, Khrushchev, reached an understanding to not allow nuclear testing. But the Soviet Union began to test nuclear bombs, so then the United States started testing nuclear bombs too. So, the United States, Soviet Union, and Great Britain were the three countries who initially signed the treaty which prohibited nuclear testing on the ground, underwater, in the atmosphere. The treaty did not ban nuclear testing underground. U.S. Senate ratified it and the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty was signed and into law in October 1963.
John F. Kennedy established the Peace Corps, which is an organization that is responsible for sending volunteers to help the needy in other countries around the world. This was a major accomplishment for President Kennedy.
At the white house, President Kennedy held concerts, plays, and musicals to promote the arts. By doing this, he showed people that he cared about all of the little things, as well as the more important things, like war.
It was John F. Kennedy's cautious and sensible approach to the standoff during the Cuban missile crisis that ultimately avoided a nuclear war with the Soviet Union and secured the removal of missiles from Cuba.
President Kennedy worked very hard to improve Domestic Policy in the United States, but he had a very tough time getting a lot of his programs through Congress. The policies that he was able to pass through Congress were raising the minimum wage, making Social Security benefits better, and getting an urban renewal package passed. Also, many people supported his goal of getting to the moon by the end of the 60's.
The Assassination of President Kennedy
President John F. Kennedy was assassinated on Friday, November 22, 1963 at 12:30 P.M. in Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas. The president was traveling with his wife, Jacqueline and John Connally, the governor of Texas. They were all in the presidential limousine. John Connally was critically injured in the assassination, but he survived, unlike President Kennedy.
Kennedy was announced dead at Parkland Hospital at 1:00 P.M. The staff in the trauma room at Parkland Hospital stated when President Kennedy checked into the hospital, his condition was "moribund", meaning that he had no chance of survival. The cause of John F. Kennedy's death was his head wound, according to the presidents' personal physician. An autopsy was performed that night around 8 P.M. It took four hours to complete the autopsy.
The state funeral took place the three days after the assassination in Washington D.C. John F. Kennedy was laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery in Washington D.C. Vice president Lyndon Johnson took oath into office after Kennedy was announced dead.
The perpetrator of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy was Lee Harvey Oswald. He shot Kennedy with a rifle in a solo sniper attack. He was arrested just a little over an hour after the assassination because he shot a Dallas Police Officer. Jack Ruby killed the assassinator, Lee Harvey Oswald, before a trial was able to take place for Oswald's assassination of President Kennedy. Jack Ruby was then put on trial, but died of lung cancer before a verdict was reached in his case.
John F. Kennedy's assassination is the most recent presidential assassination in US History. The other three presidents that were assassinated before Kennedy were Abraham Lincoln, James A. Garfield, and William McKinley. All of the four presidents who were assassinated were fatally shot.
To watch the video of Kennedy's Assassination go to this link: http://www.cleanvideosearch.com/media/action/yt/watch?v=I-cri43ttTo
Personal Thoughts
I think that John F. Kennedy was a very great president, and that he accomplished some very important things. I also think that it's pretty cool that he was the first Catholic president, because I am Catholic. I think that he really helped the Civil Rights Movement, especially with regards to African American Civil Rights.
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_John_F._Kennedy
Comments
First and only Catholic President. Well done Ashley!