John F. Kennedy

Images of the 35th President of the United States 43 Years

Later

War Hero

• Skipper of P.T. 109

P.T.109 Sunk by a Japanese destroyer!!!!!

War Hero

War Hero

• Navy and Marine Corps Medal for Bravery and Valor

War Hero

Marriage to Jacqueline Bouvier

Family Man

Political Experience

• House of Representatives

• Senate

InaugurationJanuary 20, 1961

• Let every nation know Whether it wishes us

well or ill That we shall pay any

price - bear any burden Meet any hardship - support any friend Oppose any foe to

assure the survival And the success of

liberty

InaugurationJanuary 20, 1961

• And so my fellow Americans

Ask not what your country can do for you

Ask what you can do for your country

My fellow citizens of the world - ask not

What America can do for you - but what together

We can do for the freedom of man

News Conference

Cold War Germany

Cold War Berlin

Berlin Airlift1948-49

Berlin Airlift1948-49

Meeting Nikita Khrushchev

May 1961

Berlin WallAugust 1961

• Berlin located in Eastern Germany

• Separated into a free and communist city

Berlin WallAugust 1961

• Wall constructed by East Germans due to excessive numbers of people leaving for West Berlin

Cuban Missile CrisisOctober 18-29, 1962

• Cuba only 90 miles from U.S.

• Possible for Soviet Union to strike U.S. with ballistic nuclear weapons

• JFK orders blockade of Cuba & prepares for war

Cuban Missile CrisisOctober 18-29, 1962

• U2 Spy Planes Detect Soviet Soviets constructing Medium Range Ballistic Missile Sites in Cuba

Ich Bin Ein Berliner June 26,1963

Ich Bin Ein BerlinerJune 26, 1963

Ich Bin Ein Berliner June 26, 1963

• Over 1 million Berliners attend 1961 speech

Ich Bin Ein Berliner June 26, 1963

Lyndon Baines Johnson

• Vice-President from Texas

• North/South

• Going to Dallas to fight rift in Democratic Party

Dallas TexasNovember 1963

Dallas Texas November 1963

Dallas Texas November 1963

Dallas Texas November 1963

N.Y. Times Headline

LBJ Swearing In

Funeral

Funeral

Burial

Burial

Eternal Flame

Civil Rights

Space Program

Space Program

• Ultimately results in moon visit

• Heightened U.S. power and prestige

Peace Corps

• Traces Roots to John F. Kennedy in 1960

• 170,000 Peace Corps Volunteers have served in 136 developing countries

JFK- 1000 Day Presidency

• Tapped into country’s energy• Style & Grace• Youthful & Exuberant• Willing to Take Challenges• The Absolute Best of What America

Had to Offer!!