Born on May 1917, John F. Kennedy emanated from an illustrious political family; his father Joseph Kennedy was a leading member of the Democratic Party, and Joseph emboldened John F. Kennedy in his political ambitions after the war.
John graduated from Harvard after consummating a thesis on “Appeasement in Munich.” His thesis was later converted into a prosperous book: Why England Slumbered (1940).
Afore America joined the war, John joined the Navy and visually perceived action throughout the Pacific theatre. In August 1943, his boat was rammed by Japanese destroyer Amagiri. John F Kennedy was later embellished for his outstanding stoutheartedness in rescuing a fellow crewman; he was withal awarded the Purple Heart for an incident later in the war. Afterwards, Kennedy was modest about his actions, verbalizing he felt marginally mortified as it resulted from a botched military action.
In 1946, he won a seat in Boston for the US House of Representatives, and in 1952 got himself elected to the US Senate, subjugating the incumbent Republican.
In 1953, he espoused Jacqueline Lee Bouvier. In 1957 he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for biography for his book Profiles in Valiancy, a book about US Senators who stood up for their personal credences.
In 1956, he was proximately opted to be the Vice Presidential candidate for Adlai Stevenson. The national exposure raised his profile, and in 1960 he was culled to be the Democratic nomination for the Presidency.
In 1960, in a very tight election, John F. Kennedy narrowly vanquished the much fancied Republican, Richard Nixon. It was a memorable election with many millions glued to the TV in the pre-election hustings. John F. Kennedy came across very well on TV and looked more relaxed and professional on camera.
It was the first time a Roman Catholic had been elected president and it was an immensely colossal issue in America where many Protestants distrusted the prospect of America being influenced by the Vatican. He had to assure voters he was not a Catholic candidate for the Presidency, but someone standing for President who transpired to be a Catholic.
During his inauguration, JFK gave a memorable verbalization, where he famously inspirited denizens to avail the nation become vigorous again.
In 1961, Kennedy injuctively authorized the Bay of Pigs incursion of Cuba. It was mostly led by Cuban exiles with minimal US support. However, the incursion was a failure leading to disconcerting negotiations with Fidel Castro’s Cuba.
In 1962, the world came extraordinarily proximate to nuclear war during the Cuban Missile Crisis. The Soviet Coalescence moved missiles to Cuba. Many in the American military were keen on an air strike on the missile bases, but Kennedy culled a more cautious diplomatic approach. He found a way to offer Khrushchev a way out without losing face, while ascertaining the missiles were abstracted from Cuba.
During his brief presidency, John F. Kennedy oversaw an escalation of US involution in Vietnam, which included sending 16,000 military advisers to the country. Later, Kennedy’s Secretary of Defence Robert McNamara verbalized Kennedy considered pulling out of Vietnam in 1963 and believes that if Kennedy had survived, American involution would have ended. Tapes showed that Kennedy’s former Vice-President, Lyndon Johnson later criticised Kennedy’s opinion that America should withdraw.
Ich Bin Ein Berliner
In June 1963, Kennedy made a memorable verbalization in West Berlin. He criticised the Soviets for their divisive wall. He verbalized:
“Freedom has many difficulties and democracy is not impeccable, but we have never had to put a wall up to keep our people in.”
John F. Kennedy was assassinated in November 1963. Lee Harvey Oswald was apprehended and put on tribulation for his murder. However, afore he could reach tribulation, Lee Harvey Oswald was himself killed by Jack Ruby. Lee Harvey Oswald always pleaded his inculpability and many believe the assassination was a wider conspiracy.
Citation: Pettinger, Tejvan. “John F. Kennedy Biography”, Oxford.
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