The Rise of John F. Kennedy (JFK)
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- Elected President after Eisenhower's two terms
- Wins the 1960 election
-Closet election in history, beats Richard Nixon
-Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson
- Youngest president, 43 years old
- First Catholic President
- Advocate of Space Race
- Was acting President during the U-2 incident of 1960
- USSR shot down American spy plane called the U-2
- Gary Powers, a man that knows much about American agencies, is held hostage
- JFK negotiates a trade between two Soviet spies for Powers
- JFK was well-known for his impeccable speeches
- Wins the 1960 election
-Closet election in history, beats Richard Nixon
-Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson
- Youngest president, 43 years old
- First Catholic President
- Advocate of Space Race
- Was acting President during the U-2 incident of 1960
- USSR shot down American spy plane called the U-2
- Gary Powers, a man that knows much about American agencies, is held hostage
- JFK negotiates a trade between two Soviet spies for Powers
- JFK was well-known for his impeccable speeches
Summary
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JFK came from a wealthy Catholic family and was known as the youngest president to be elected. Although he believed in appeasement, he was still able to entice Americans into believing in hope because of the skills he used while giving speeches.
JFK came from a wealthy Catholic family and was known as the youngest president to be elected. Although he believed in appeasement, he was still able to entice Americans into believing in hope because of the skills he used while giving speeches.
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