John f kennedy biography powerpoint presentation

Title: PRESIDENT JOHN F KENNEDY


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PRESIDENT JOHN F KENNEDY
Henry Box School Witney - Oxfordshire
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President F D Roosevelt
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President Harry S Truman
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President Dwight Eisenhower
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President John F Kennedy
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In January 1961 John F Kennedy became the USs
youngest president at the age of 43

• He was a glamorous leader - attractive, wealthy,
  well-educated and witty.

• He was also married to a beautiful and cultured
  woman, Jacqueline Lee Bouvier.
• He had served in World War Two and been decorated
  as a hero.

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JFKs Election

• JFK was a Democrat.

  His Republican rival,
  Richard Nixon, was much more well-known than he.

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• Kennedy had charm and charisma, and he performed
  well in his televised debates with Nixon
• He also spent a lot of time meeting ordinary
  people important for an upper class politician
  like Kennedy.

• JFK won, but only just! A mere 120 000 votes
  separated the two candidates.

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