We continued presenting the president projects.
John F. Kennedy-
born may 29, 1917 in brookline MA
3 brothers 5 sisters
moved at the age of 10 to the bronx
private school for boys
sent to connecticut for high school
college
-yale
-princeton
-harvard
-abroad
Background:
father was joseph kennedy
wanted army got into navy
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congress
sent in the senate
3 house of represenative terms
elections:
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
top 10 accomplishments:
1. established the peace corps
2. bay of pigs
3. civil rights acts
4. gideon vs. wainwright
5. nuclear test ban treaty
6. scandals
7. white house restoration
8. man on the moon
9. international trade
10. assassination
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