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United States Election
It was Nixon vs. Kennedy, neck and neck coming into the last days of polls and in the miracular events that takes place offten in the US Keneedy sqeezes out .1% in the polls to win the elections. -
JFK was sworn into office
Even though the election was a close one with the percentages only being off by .1% in Kennedy's favor, he still got into the office for his first term as persident of the United States. -
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Kennedy's Presidency
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Kennedy gives his space race speach at the Rice Stadium
Kennedy stood infront of American and said that he was no doubt, going to put a man on the moon before the decade was done.
Even though he didn't live to see it his promise was kept when the first man landed on the moon on July 21, 1969. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Kennedy had to be really careful in this instence because he was threatened by Cuba occupying missiles near US soil. Even though the US was in danger, Kennedy had to be careful because of the tension that could be created between the US and the U.S.S.R -
Civil Rights Movemnet
At this time JFK made a nation speach that was shown over television and listened to over radio that claim that Civil RIghts was no longer a legal issue but a moral one. -
Kennedy's assassination
President Kennedy's life came to an end when he was shot down in a car from a sniper. Some people say it was Lee Harvy Oswald who killed him but this is not concrete evidence.
