I Background Knowledge o Of rish descent. he was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, on May 29, 1917 o Graduating from harvard in 1940. he entered the Navy
I. Background Knowledge ⚫ Of Irish descent, he was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, on May 29, 1917. ⚫ Graduating from Harvard in 1940, he entered the Navy
I Background Knowledge o Back from the war he became a Democratic Congressman o He married jacqueline bouvier on September 12, 1953 o In 1955, he wrote profiles in Courage which won the Pulitzer prize in history
I. Background Knowledge ⚫ Back from the war, he became a Democratic Congressman ⚫ He married Jacqueline Bouvier on September 12, 1953. ⚫ In 1955, he wrote Profiles in Courage, which won the Pulitzer Prize in history
Background Knowledge o In 1956 Kennedy almost gained the Democratic nomination for vice Presiden o Four years later was a first-ballot nominee for president o Kennedy became the first Roman Catholic President
I. Background Knowledge ⚫ In 1956 Kennedy almost gained the Democratic nomination for Vice President. ⚫ Four years later was a first-ballot nominee for President. ⚫ Kennedy became the first Roman Catholic President
Background Knowledge o His Inaugural Address offered the memorable injunction " Ask not what your country can do for you--ask what you can do for your country
I. Background Knowledge ⚫ His Inaugural Address offered the memorable injunction: "Ask not what your country can do for you--ask what you can do for your country
Background Knowledge o As President. he set out to redeem his campaign pledge to get America moving again. His economic programs launched the country on its longest sustained expansion since World War I
I. Background Knowledge ⚫ As President, he set out to redeem his campaign pledge to get America moving again. His economic programs launched the country on its longest sustained expansion since World War II