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JOHN F. KENNEDY. By Robbie Smith, Johanna Duke, Chris Hostettler. Early Years. Born May 29, 1917 Brookline, MA Graduated Harvard in 1940 Son of Joseph and Rose Kennedy Eight siblings. The Kennedy Family. War Years. Enlisted in the U.S.Navy Boat was hit by Japanese torpedo
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JOHNF. KENNEDY By Robbie Smith, Johanna Duke, Chris Hostettler
Early Years • Born May 29, 1917 • Brookline, MA • Graduated Harvard in 1940 • Son of Joseph and Rose Kennedy • Eight siblings
War Years • Enlisted in the U.S.Navy • Boat was hit by Japanese torpedo • Received the Navy and Marine Corps Medal
Congressional Years • began career in 1946 • U.S. Representative • U.S. Congress in 1952 • lost vicepresidential nomination in 1956 • 1957 Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Presidential Years • began career in 1960 • youngest to be elected • 43 yrs. old at innauguration • ran against Nixon • television helped with his election
ASSASSINATION • Nov. 22, 1963 • Dallas, Texas • Alleged assassin is Lee Harvey Oswald • Shot from The Texas School Book Depository
Bibliography • www.historyplace.com/kennedy/gallery.htm • www.geocities.com/~newgeneration/ • www.whitehouse.gov/WH/glimpse/presidents/html/jk35.html • www.cs.umb.edu/jfklibrary/index.htm • World Book Encyclopedia • Encyclopedia Brittanica • school.discovery.com
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