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"Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country" J.F.Kennedy
- The Rise of John Fitzgerald Kennedy
- Wins 1960 election, begins 1961with Vice-President Lyndon B. Johnson
- Defeats Richard Nixon
- Youngest President at 43
- First and only Catholic President
- Advocate of the Space Race
Summary:
Coming from long line of powerful influential people, JFK was a force to be reckoned with politically. Known to make speeches that could encourage all but the most fervent of his opposition it was quickly made apparent that he was ment to rule. He had made the bold statement to vow that the United States would win the space race by the end of the 60's promise that he had kept. Also his handling of the Cuban missile crisis was also a point of praise that he had received while he was in office.
Coming from long line of powerful influential people, JFK was a force to be reckoned with politically. Known to make speeches that could encourage all but the most fervent of his opposition it was quickly made apparent that he was ment to rule. He had made the bold statement to vow that the United States would win the space race by the end of the 60's promise that he had kept. Also his handling of the Cuban missile crisis was also a point of praise that he had received while he was in office.