President John F. Kennedy
by Carlos 5th Period
1. 35th Pres. of the U.S.
1.1. JFK won the presidential election defeating the Republican canidate Richard Nixon. Kennedy was the first Catholic, and Irish American, president and the only won to win a Pulitzer Prize. Also he was the first boy scout president.
2. Kennedy Family Tree
2.1. Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald
2.1.1. Joseph Patrick Kennedy
2.2. 4th Kathleen A. Kennedy
2.2.1. 3rd Rosemary Kennedy
2.2.1.1. 2nd John F. Kennedy
2.2.1.1.1. 1st Joseph P. Kennedy Jr.
2.3. 9th Edward M. Kennedy
2.3.1. 8th Jean Ann Kennedy
2.3.1.1. 7th Robert F. Kennedy
2.3.1.1.1. 6th Patricia Kennedy
2.4. Jackie Kennedy
2.4.1. John Fitzgerald Kennedy
2.5. Patrick B. Kennedy
2.5.1. JFK Jr.
2.5.1.1. Caroline B. Kennedy
3. Greatest Accomplishments
3.1. Commanded the Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron during WWII. Also he lead what remained from his squad to safety after they were hit by a Japanese destoryer.
3.2. Nuclear Test Ban Treaty of 1963-a treaty prohibiting all test detonations of nuclear weapons except underground.
4. Greatest Failure
4.1. BAY OF PIGS-On April 14, 1961, B-26 planes began bombing Cuba's airfields. After the raids Cuba was left with only eight planes and seven pilots. Two days later five merchant ships carrying 1,400 Cuban exiles arrived at the Bay of Pigs. The attack was a total failure. Two of the ships were sunk, including the ship that was carrying most of the supplies. Two of the planes that were attempting to give air-cover were also shot down. Within seventy-two hours all the invading troops had been killed, wounded or had surrendered
5. The Assasination of JFK
5.1. John F. Kennedy, was assassinated at 12:30 p.m. Central Standard Time on Friday, November 22, 1963, in Dealey Plaza, Dallas, Texas. Kennedy was fatally shot while riding with his wife Jacqueline in a Presidential motorcade.Others believe that JFK murder was a conspiracy.What do you think?
6. Birth 05/29/ 1917
6.1. John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born on 83 Beals Street in Brookline, Massachusetts in his family's house at 3:00.
7. Democratic Party
7.1. The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's social liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum.
8. Education
8.1. Attended many elementary schools duirng his childhood and 5th through 7th Riverdale Country School,an all boys school. In 8th he attended Canterbury School and for his 9th-12th grade he attended the Choate School in Wallingford, Connecticut with his brother, who was 2yrs ahead of him.Finally he enrolled into Harvard College in September 1936, where he joined football, golf and swim team, he made it into the vascity swim team.
