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John F. Kennedy 35 th President of the United States

Explore the life of JFK, from his heroic actions during WWII to his impactful presidency including the Cuban Missile Crisis. Learn about his foreign policy, domestic initiatives like the Peace Corps, and tragic assassination. Watch historic footage and understand his enduring legacy.

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John F. Kennedy 35 th President of the United States

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  1. John F. Kennedy 35th President of the United States Democrat VP is LBJ

  2. The Presidents video - • JFK video

  3. Young Adult…. • After Pearl Harbor he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and he commanded a PT Boat in the South Pacific. He was wounded when the boat was cut in half by a Japanese destroyer. He and his crew stranded on an island. • Older brother Joseph Jr., who was being groomed for politics, dies when his bomber blows up over the English Channel in 1944 – changes course of JFK’s life

  4. Foreign Policy • Containment: Stop spread of Communism

  5. First Foreign Policy Crisis: Bay of Pigs • Fidel Castro of Cuba receiving aid from the USSR • CIA plan to send Cuban exiles back to Cuba to overthrow Castro & communism = FAILURE • This leads Cuba to seek military aid from USSR…..

  6. Cuban Missile Crisis - 1962 • U2 spy plane discovers missile silos on Cuba • USSR was shipping nuclear missiles to Cuba • Every American city but Seattle was in range of nuclear attack • “Missiles must go!” • 13 days the worldon the brink of war • Kennedy and other nations agree to quarantine Cuba and form a blockade so no nukes get to Cuba

  7. THE HOTLINE • a direct phone line from the White House in D.C. to the Kremlin in Moscow (USSR) to avoid miscommunication and possible nuclear war

  8. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7YkJxQT_0Y

  9. A divided Berlin West Berlin is an Island of democracy in a sea of COMMUNISM!

  10. Berlin Wall

  11. Berlin Wall • Soviets and East Germans built a wall around West Berlin to keep East Germans and others from leaving the USSR • Kennedy goes to Berlin as a show of support that the West will not abandon West Berliners • !

  12. Vietnam War • JFK sends military advisors to help support the South Vietnamese fight off communism from the North.

  13. Domestic – NEW FRONTIER Peace Corps The Space Program NEW FRONTIER NASA Space Program Why? To land a man on the moon before the USSR! (remember Sputnik?) • Peace Corps and VISTA– now called AmeriCorps “Ask not what your country can do for you…ask what you can do for your country!” • Volunteering around the world and at home

  14. Dallas, Texas November 22, 1963 • Kennedy in a motorcade through downtown Dallas Texas was shot and killed • Lyndon Baines Johnson sworn in as President on Airforce 1 heading back to D.C. • Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested for the crime – but killed before he could stand trial • Warren Commission investigated the assassination

  15. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1q91RZko5Gw

  16. Lee Harvey Oswald and Jack Ruby • Lee Harvey Oswald’s last moments

  17. JFK is buried at Arlington National Cemetery – one of two President’s buried there Eternal Flame Son Patrick and wife Jaqcueline are next to him Iconic images Funeral and Burial

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