John F. Kennedy.
Born May 29, 1917 in Brookline, MA
3 brothers and 5 sisters
Father was Joseph Kennedy. Wanted Army got into Navy. PT-109. Congress. Seat in the Senate. 3 House of Representative terms. Almost vice president in 1956 election. Democrat 1960 election against Richard M. Nixon. Won with 23 states while Nixon had 26 states. One of the closest elections ever. 303 electoral votes.
Accomplishments:
Established the Peace Corps- March 1, 1961, Characteristics/Requirements. Sargent Shiver. Bay of Pigs. Civil Rights Acts- Martin Luther King Jr. Public Transportation, First African American goes to college- James H. Meredith, University of Mississippi. NAACP secretary. Gideon vs. Wainwright- 1963, Clarence L. Gideon, Supreme Court rule. Right to attorney States. Nuclear Test Ban Treaty- US, UK, Soviet Union. August 5, 1963, Banned, Under water, in space, in atmosphere. Underground nuclear tests. Scandals- Marilyn Monroe, Lots of other affairs. White House Restoration- Jackie, "it's not redecorating, it's a restoration." Man on the moon- Decade, John Gleen. International Trade- Reduce Imports. Assassination- November 22, 1963. Dallas, Texas, Dealey Plaza Lee Harvey Oswald, Jack Ruby, Lyndon Baines Johnson.
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