J O H N F.

K E N N E D Y:
FROM HUMBLE
BEGINNINGS TO
PRESIDENT
H AY D E N B E S T
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M A RC H 2 7 , 2 0 1 4

J . F. K ' S
CHILDHOOD
He was born on May 29,

1917 in Massachusetts.
He had many illnesses

and even had scarlet

fever at the age of four.
He attended Dexter

school in his childhood;

he was always in the
shadow of his older
brother.

H O W J . F. K
BECAME
PRESIDENT
John F. Kennedy was

born into a rich family

and his father was a
very powerful man in
the Massachusetts
society. He also was
made famous by
surviving a PT boat
attack and from writing
several books. He also
was a Massachusetts
representative.

HIS
PERSONALITY
PA RT O N E

His main personality

trait was his charm. His

charm captured
audiences and won over
voters in his campaign.
This was a very
important aspect in his
presidential campaign.

H I S P E R S O N A L I T Y PA RT T W O

His second personality trait was being a leader. This was shown

very strongly from John F. Kennedy. He was a leader because he

led this country into a. Ew age of glory.

F I V E I M P O RTA N T FA C T S A B O U T J . F. K

John F. Kennedy worked in the Naval Intelligence Office in

Charleston, South Carolina.

John F. Kennedy was often in the shadow of his older brother.
John F. Kennedy was a catholic but won the primary election in

West Virginia, a primarily Protestant state.

John F. Kennedy assembled a group called ExCom to deal with the

Cuban Missile Crisis.

On November 22, 1963 President John F. Kennedy was

assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald.

THREE PICTURES OF
J . F. K

C O L E , M I C H A E L . J O H N F. K E N N E D Y:
PRESIDENT OF THE NEW FRONTIER.
BERKELEY HEIGHTS: ENSLOW
PUBLISHERS, INC., 1996