Presidency Of John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Inaguration

Jan 20, 1960

There he said his famous phrase: "Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country."

Cold war

May 5, 1960

Kennedy gave a speech at Saint Anselm College regarding America's conduct in the emerging Cold War.

Cuba Conflict

Apr 4, 1961

The intention was to invade Cuba and instigate an uprising among the Cuban people in hopes of removing Castro from powerKennedy approved the final invasion plan

Vietnam War

Apr 12, 1961

He increased the number of American military advisers in South Vietnam by a factor of 18 over President Dwight D. Eisenhower. In Cuba, a failed attempt was made at the Bay of Pigs to overthrow the government of Fidel Castro

Cuban Invasion

Apr 17, 1961

1,500 U.S.-trained Cubans, called Brigade 2506, landed on the island. No U.S. air support was provided. Allen Dulles, director of the CIA, later stated that they thought the president would authorize any action required for success once the troops were on the ground

Meet up with Khrushev

Jun 4, 1961

the president met with Khrushchev in Vienna and left the meetings angry and disappointed that he had allowed the premier to bully him, despite the warnings he had receive

Soviet conflict

Oct 20, 1961

it was discovered Soviet ballistic missiles had been deployed in Cuba; the resulting period of unease, termed the Cuban Missile Crisis, is seen by many historians as the closest the human race has ever come to nuclear war between nuclear armed belligerents

Asassination

Apr 22, 1963

Traveling in a presidential motorcade through downtown Dallas, he was shot once in the back, the bullet exiting via his throat, and once in the head