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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... Rose , was the daughter of the popular and colorful mayor of Boston , John F. " Honey Fitz ” Fitzgerald . Life for the Kennedy family was comfortable ; a nanny looked after the boys , there was a full - time housekeeper and Rose was an ...
... Rose's piano was the centerpiece of the other large room- directly across from the dining room . It I was in this room that the family entertained their many relatives and friends . The America that Jack was born into in 1917 was a ...
... Kennedy - with some of his blood , the mosquito was sure to die . Scarlet ... Rose , like all women having children during this time , had to be ... Rosemary and Eunice . Roman Catholic charity that provided free medical care to poor. 9 A ...
... Rose and Joe that they would have to leave the house on Beals Street . They did not have to look far to find a new , bigger house . Late in 1920 the Kennedy family moved only two blocks away , allowing them to remain members of their ...
... Rose's words , the children would see church as " not just something for Sundays and special times on the calendar . " The Roman Catholic Church had always been Rose's primary source of strength , and she organized much of her life ...
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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 |