2. John Fitzgerald Kennedy  Student 4  8017-10  Mr. Szaro  President PowerPoint Project

3. Introduction The name of my President is John Fitzgerald Kennedy. The name of my President is John Fitzgerald Kennedy. He was the 35th President. He was the 35th President. JFK was the fourth President assassinated. JFK was the fourth President assassinated. He was famous for his good looks, smarts and amazing political ideas. He was famous for his good looks, smarts and amazing political ideas.

4. Overview of Early Life Born May 29, 1917. Brookline Massachusetts. during the World War One era. Grew up in New York His mother was Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy. and his father was Joseph Kennedy. He had eight brothers and sisters. His father was a millionaire many times,over and every time he had a child he, would give them one million dollars.

5. Overview of Later Family Life When Mr. Kennedy was an adult he moved to Newport, Rhode Island. He married Ms. Jacqueline Lee Boulvier in Newport, on September 12 th, 1953. He had two children Caroline and John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Jr. The Kennedy family would have had a third son Patrick, but sadly he died just two days after birth. Another child, a girl, would also have been born but a miscarriage occurred before the birth of their daughter Caroline.

6. Overview of Education ► JFK went to Harvard University. ► He was part of the military, a journalist, and also a writer. ► Before Harvard he went to a Connecticut Boarding school. ► During his time in the Military he was a Lieutenant and a decorated Naval officer in WWII.

7. Important Events Growing Up  WWII was going on when he was growing up.  He fought in WWII on the boat PT109.  Franklin Roosevelt was someone who influenced him.  Important President’s growing up were Franklin Roosevelt & Dwight Eisenhower.

8. Overview of Presidency The date he started his Presidency: January 20, 1961. The date he started his Presidency: January 20, 1961. He ran for President once. He ran for President once. He was a Democrat. He was a Democrat. He was the youngest man to run for President at that point in time. He was the youngest man to run for President at that point in time.

9. Major Presidential Accomplishments The Profile in Courage Award was named for JFK in 1997. The Profile in Courage Award was named for JFK in 1997. One of JFK’s famous speeches included the famous quote “ Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.” One of JFK’s famous speeches included the famous quote “ Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.” He wrote two books, & he could read 2,000 words per minute. He wrote two books, & he could read 2,000 words per minute.

10. Later Life JFK died on November 22, 1963, when he was assassinated allegedly by Lee Harvey Oswald during a motorcade in Dallas Texas. He had only been President for two years, ten months and two days (1,000 days in total).

11. Conclusion  John F Kennedy played a major role in our country. He accomplished as much as he could during his short time as President.

12. Bibliography Books: Sullivan, George. Mr. President. New York: Scholastic Inc., 2001. Durant, John & Durant, Alice. The Presidents of the United States Volume 2. New York: Gache Publishing Co., Inc., 1995. Kunhardt Jr., & Philip B., Kunhardt III, & Philip B., Kunhardt, Peter W. The American President. New York: Penguin Putnam Inc. 1999 Sandler, Martain. A Liberty of Congress Book. Presidents. New York: Eagle Productions, Inc., 1995. Online: http://www.jfklibrary.org/ http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_JFK's_mothers_name http://americanpresidents.org/ http://who2.com/ask/johnfkennedy.html http://www.animatedatlas.com/timeline.html http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Where_John_F_Kennedy_grow_up http://www.jfklibrary.org/Education+and+Public+Programs/Profile+in+Cou rage+Award/ http://www.sparknotes.com/biography/jfk/timeline.html