John F. Kennedy: His Life and LegacyHarper Collins, 2005 - 160 Seiten President John F. Kennedy lived an extraordinary life. He was awarded a Purple Heart for bravery in World War II. He won the Pulitzer Prize for his book Profiles In Courage. He was the youngest man ever elected president and the first president born in the twentieth century.His commitment to civil rights and his efforts to limit the use of nuclear weapons changed American life. President John F. Kennedy’s life and, sadly, his early death, are part of history. A voracious reader of biographies, President Kennedy has fittingly been the subject of many volumes himself. When asked why he enjoyed reading biographies, President Kennedy replied, "Because they answer the question 'What's he like?'" In attempting to answer that question, author Shelley Sommer presents John F. Kennedy in his many roles -- as a boy, a young man, a war hero, a politician, a husband, a father, and finally a president. This look at John F. Kennedy, illustrated with photos from the Kennedy Family Collection and the Kennedy Library, gives young readers a look at a dynamic man whose personality and politics helped to shape the twentieth century and continue to influence American life today. |
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... Boston Childhood 7 CHAPTER THREE A Mischievous Bookworm 13 CHAPTER FOUR A Mind of His Own 19 CHAPTER FIVE From Harvard Yard to the Solomon Islands 25 CHAPTER SIX A War Hero Goes to Congress 35 CHAPTER SEVEN A Junior Senator - and an ...
His Life and Legacy Shelley Sommer. Jack Kennedy when he was just a few months old . CHAPTER TWO A BOSTON . CHILDHOOD DHO I don't think.
... Boston family . Jack's father , Joseph , was , at the age of twenty - nine , the youngest bank president in America , and his mother , Rose , was the daughter of the popular and colorful mayor of Boston , John F. " Honey Fitz ...
... Boston City Hospital dedicated to caring for persons with highly contagious diseases . He was , as his mother described him , a " very , very sick little boy . " At the same time that Jack was so sick with the first of many childhood ...
... Boston , helped foster a lifelong interest in history and politics . When they were older , the children were encouraged to discuss political events at the dinner table . " We talked to them a lot during mealtimes , and we would talk ...
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CHAPTER FOUR | 19 |
CHAPTER FIVE | 25 |
CHAPTER | 35 |
CHAPTER SEVEN | 43 |
CHAPTER EIGHT | 49 |
CHAPTER NINE | 57 |
CHAPTER | 63 |
CHAPTER ELEVEN | 71 |
CHAPTER THIRTEEN | 85 |
CHAPTER FIFTEEN | 101 |
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN | 115 |
IN THE WORDS OF JOHN F KENNEDY | 129 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | 144 |