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| − | '''John Fitzgerald Kennedy''' '''(May 29, 1917 - November 22, 1963)''' was the 35<sup>th</sup> [[American]] president. He died in 1963 when he was | + | '''John Fitzgerald Kennedy''' '''(May 29, 1917 - November 22, 1963)''' was the 35<sup>th</sup> [[American]] and youngest president. He died in 1963 when he was assassinated by [[Lee Harvey Oswald]]. |
| − | + | Kennedy was responsible for the [[Bay of Pigs]] fiasco, ineptly encouraging the invasion but then pulling back support and even allowing advance notice of the invasion to leak to [[Fidel Castro]]. Kennedy handled the [[Cuban Missile Crisis|crisis]] with the help of hawks in his administration whose conduct, such as putting bombers on alert status, posed a credible threat to [[Soviet Union]] and helped cause it to back down. | |
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| + | Kennedy authorized the de-segregation of Federal housing and proposed the civil rights bill, passed after his assassination. He also pledged to put a man on the moon before the end of the 1960s, a pledge that was later fulfilled after his death. | ||
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| + | Kennedy cut taxes and appointed [[Byron White]] to the [[U.S. Supreme Court]], who consisted ruled with [[conservatives]] on social issues like [[abortion]] and [[homosexuality]]. | ||
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| + | Kennedy was a notorious womanizer, which was concealed from the public until well after his death. | ||
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Revision as of 04:49, May 29, 2007
John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 - November 22, 1963) was the 35th American and youngest president. He died in 1963 when he was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald.
Kennedy was responsible for the Bay of Pigs fiasco, ineptly encouraging the invasion but then pulling back support and even allowing advance notice of the invasion to leak to Fidel Castro. Kennedy handled the crisis with the help of hawks in his administration whose conduct, such as putting bombers on alert status, posed a credible threat to Soviet Union and helped cause it to back down.
Kennedy authorized the de-segregation of Federal housing and proposed the civil rights bill, passed after his assassination. He also pledged to put a man on the moon before the end of the 1960s, a pledge that was later fulfilled after his death.
Kennedy cut taxes and appointed Byron White to the U.S. Supreme Court, who consisted ruled with conservatives on social issues like abortion and homosexuality.
Kennedy was a notorious womanizer, which was concealed from the public until well after his death.