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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... young president a letter , in which he said : " One of the excitements of American citizenship is a man's feeling of identity with his elected President . I never had this feeling hit me so hard as on January 20 , 1961 , when , watching ...
... young children , President Kennedy was an articulate and attractive representative of the generation then coming to power in America . Many young people felt a special connection with President Kennedy . They responded to his sense of ...
... Young boys , thrilled by his courage in the South Pacific , could retell the 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 ...
... manager . Much of the young family's home life took place in one of the two large rooms on either side of the house's front hall . The dining room , with 7206 Two - year - old Jack ( center ) 7 CHAPTER A Boston Childhood.
... young soldiers . But there was soon another catastrophe closer to home : the 1918 flu epidemic . At the height of the epidemic Jack and his older brother , Joe , became big brothers to the family's first daughter , Rosemary . During ...
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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 |