John_Fitzgerald_Kennedy

John Fitzgerald Kennedy John Fitzgerald Kennedy was one of the most influential presidents this country had ever had. His power and leadership led the country through many changes that the United States have seen during his presidency. He was then shot dead in Dallas, Texas by Lee Harvey Oswald. On that day, the country lost a president, leader, and an overall good American citizen. Kennedy was born on May 29, 1917 in Brookline, Massachusetts. His father, Joe Kennedy Sr., was a successful business man who later worked for President Roosevelt during his presidency. His mother was a hard working house wife who took care of the family. The Kennedy family consisted of Joe, Jr., Bobby, Ted and sisters, Eunice, Jean, Patricia, Rosemary, and Kathleen. This family was very close and participated in many activities such as athletics. They lived very active lifestyles and did many things together as a close nit group (www.Whitehouse.gov). In John F. Kennedy’s early childhood he attended school in his home town. Then at age thirteen he left home to attend boarding school in Connecticut. The School he attended was Canterbury School. Here is where he learned many things kennedy, president, while, country, back, out, during, first, family, after, oswald, nuclear, being, world, politics, navy, later, kennedy’s, became, wwwwhitehousegov, war, took, shipmates, school, people, one, man, made, john, home, great, close, won, very, two