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John F. Kennedy was the 35th president of the United States shortly after he got assassinated on November 22, 1963. During his lifetime he left great memories and accomplished a lot, he as well had some controversies during his lifetime. In this essay, it will talk about JFK’s background story, his accomplishments, controversies and the conclusion to everything. John Fitzgerald Kennedy also was known as JFK was born on May 29, 1917, in Brookline, Massachusetts. He was the second child out of 9 kids.Throughout his childhood and teenage years, he had health problems. JFK would attend private schools such as Canterbury and Choate. He lived a privileged life. He attended Harvard university and would travel to Europe as his dad's secretary. …show more content…

Some of his greatest achievements were that he Prevented Nuclear Armageddon. As mentioned earlier in October 1962, Kennedy's leadership was a peaceful resolution was. In the face of a major crisis, Kennedy showed firmness leading him to basically be a national and global hero. He would emphasize public services and would say "Ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country,". Kennedy's greatest achievement as president was that he established the Peace Corps. What the program did was send young Americans to countries to promote world peace and friendship.On May 25, 1961, he wanted to send a man on the moon although the first landing was actually on 1969, but he at least gave NASA money. Those were his greatest achievements during his lifetime. JFK had a couple of controversies but they were kinda dumb. His controversies were all about the supposed relationships he had with women Including Marilyn Monroe. People even thought he had something to do with her death. Some people didn't think it was right to have a Catholic as a president so they were a bit iffy. Also what made him lose votes was that he would help the civil rights movement and that he helped Martin Luther King.At that time people were still racist so that was a problem but he still won the

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