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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... stories from the biographies and histories he had read as a child . The stories of past presidents and world leaders inspired and excited him . Even on Inauguration Day , while Kennedy was sitting with the outgoing president , Dwight ...
... story of PT 109. And for young Catholics , Kennedy's path to the presidency was an inspiration . As president he encouraged physical and mental fitness . " We do not want in the United States a nation of spectators , " he said . " We ...
... story clapboard house with a big front porch and a black Model T Ford in the driveway , a boy was born . The baby , John Fitzgerald Kennedy , had arrived , joining his parents and a two - year - old brother , Joseph Jr. The new baby was ...
... stories . " You would never see Jack without a book in his hand , ” his mother remembered . As a young boy he was particularly fond of a book about an adventurous goat named Billy Whiskers . " 16 JOHN F. KENNEDY : His Life and Legacy.
... story books and history books and others that were part of school instruction . . . . " " As a teenager , during one of his numerous hospital stays , Jack received a visit from one of his father's friends , Kay Halle . " We went into ...
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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 |