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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... Joe Jr. , Jack , Rosemary , Kathleen and Eunice . Kathleen , the sister born while Jack was suffer- ing from scarlet fever , was his special friend . Kick , as she was called The Kennedy children spent much of their time around water ...
... Joe Jr. Their mother said that “ if there was a physical encounter , Joe really whacked him , so when they were young , everybody was trying to protect Jack . But aside from that of course they did get along well , and they were ...
His Life and Legacy Shelley Sommer. The intense spotlight on Joe Jr. as the primary object of his father's ambition gave Jack and his siblings space and time to develop more carefree sides to their personalities . There was pressure on ...
... Joe Jr. and Jack , became accomplished sailors and swimmers . Between 1924 and 1932 four more children were born : Patricia , Robert ( nicknamed Bobby ) , Jean and finally Edward , whom the family called Ted . As a member of a large ...
... his nose - his pale little face - and I was awfully interested because the book he was reading was World Crisis by Winston Churchill . " Everyone but Joe Jr. was present for this spring picture 17 A MISCHIEVOUS BOOKWORM.
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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 |