John F. Kennedy

A Gaze Back in TimeBy Christina C.

In the Beginning • An Irish descent• Entered the Navy after Harvard Graduation• Married Jacqueline Bouvier• Wrote “Profiles in Courage”• The First Roman Catholic President• Plans for a massive assault on persisting

pockets of privations and poverty.

The JFK Inauguration

• “Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country”

• “It was the speech of a lifetime for the young presidential candidate”

• Kennedy spoke of tyranny, poverty, disease, and war itself

• And with that, John F. Kennedy was officially President of the United States

Kennedys Accomplishments• Kennedy resumed its old mission as the first

nation dedicated to the revolution of human rights

• Kennedy launched a campaign to travel to the moon

The Assassination

John F. Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald

He was shot in the head while in a car with his wife

Kennedy was the youngest man elected President; he was also the youngest to die

In Memory Of • Many foundations and organizations have

been named after Kennedy• Streets, bridges, airports, and popular

universities.• JFKU University• http://www.jfku.edu/

Famous Quotes• “Forgive your enemies, but never forget their

names”• “We must use time as a tool, not a crutch”• “The time to prepare the roof is when the sun

is shining”• “Mankind must put an end to war, or war will

put an end to mankind”

Always Remembered

• Mr. John F. Kennedy was and still should be remembered throughout the change of the course of history

• Without Kennedy, America wouldn’t be what it is today