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The Famine
In Ireland the Irish's potato crops failed. Deprived of their stable food, nearly 1 million Irish died of starvation and disease. The others left for America. -
Joe Jr. Kennedy
For the next 20 years John would find himself in his older brother's shadow. -
A Political Leader is Born
His father is Joseph Kennedy and his mother is Rose Fitzgerald. He had eight other brothers and sisters. Joseph Jr., Rosemary, Kathleen, Eunice, Partricia, Robert, Jean, and Edward. -
Joseph Kennedy
His father wanted winners in school, sports, politics, and business. He had no time for losers. His father contacted some old friends in the goverment, and at last John qualified for sea duty. -
Hard Life
Kennedy was born with a weak back and plagued by childhood illnesses that included scarlet fever and a mysterious sickness that followed him thoughout his whole life. Ex. John attended Princton briefly but health problems forced him to leave before finishing the semester. -
College
John graduated from Cumlaude College in the spring of 1940. Even when his grades where poor in previeous years. -
World War II
The Japanese attaked the American military base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii wich started World War II. -
Ship Out At Sea
Naval intellignce reported that a convoy of Japanese ships were expected to travel through the area, and 14 PT boats were sent out to intercept the convoy. -
Jacqueline Kennedy
Under his wife's tutelage, Kennedy paid more attention to his clothes and tried to share her appreciation of the arts. -
Differences In People
People had alot of hattred for catholics. So this made it hard for John, being catholic, to be in any political position. -
President
He was the first American Irish desent and the first Roman catholic to serve as president. He also was elected for U.S. House of Representative in 1946 and he was also elected for congress man in 1946, 1948, and 1950. -
A Great Heroes Death
He was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald. He was shot in the throat and the next brook his skull. His wife watched, with her blood shoaked suit, as her husband was rushed away.
