07/2007  Referat von Maresa Reill - email: maresa.reill@hotmail.de

Today, I tell you something about John F. Kennedy, the 35^th president of the US. His whole name is John Fitzgerald Kennedy. He was born on the 29^th May 1917 in Brookline (Massachusetts). His parents are Joseph Patrick Kennedy and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy. He had many brothers and sisters:

Joseph P. Kennedy Junior: 1944 he died because he flew in a plane with the US army over the English Channel, and then he fell into it. They haven’t found him yet.

Rosemarie Kennedy: she died 2005 when she were 86 years old.

Kathleen Kennedy-Cavendish: She died 1948 in a plane when she flew over French.

Eunice Kennedy Shriver: she is the Forger of the Special Olympics.

Patricia Kennedy Lawford: she died 2006 when she were 82 years old.

Robert Kennedy: He died same as his brother John. It was a assassination.

Jean Ann Kennedy Smith: She became in 1993 ambassador of ireland.

Edward Moore “Ted” Kennedy: He became the senior United States Senator from Massachusetts.

Now to his schooltime. He went to many different and expensive private schools in Massachusetts, Connectuit and New York. 1935, when he was ready with school, he went to england with his sister Kathleen. He wanted to go to London School of Economics for a schoolastic. But then he became ill and had to go back to America. Then he wanted to go to an other university, the Prinecton University. He became icterus. So he had to go home one more time. Against that, he studied at Harvard University. Then he became osteoporosis. 1940 he had wrote a book with the name: “Why England Slept”. At least he were at Stanford University. In his schoolastic time he became also the illness Addison’s disease. But that was known much later.

I would like to tell you something about his military time now. 1941 he went on his own to the US-army. But he can’t stay there, because he was so much ill. But then he had a chance to come to the US-marine. Later he became the commander of a boat. When he and his crew were in the Salomon Islands, two of his crew members died. The ship sank because it was ramed by another ship. He was called as a hero because he was ill, but he had rescued his crew members.

1945 he worked as a journalist, later he was vote in the United States House of Representatives. In November 1952 he was changed to the US-senator of Massachusetts. Because he had knowed that a man without a wife can’t become president, he married Jaqueline Bouvier. His first try to become president was bad for him. He wasn’t become president. The second try was much better: He became the president of the United States. He was president for 1036 days. He was the first catholic president of the US. Now I tell you something about the political things which were at that time:

Invasion of Cuban Exiles in the Bay of Pigs on the Island Kuba. Of the deep defence of the troops of Fidel Castro the invasion failed and becomes military und political to a flop.

Kennedy protested against the construction of the Berliner Mauer.

He made the board aid to developing countrys(AID).

He created a own board for questions to disarmament.

Creation of a military command in South Vietnam. Kennedy blared out a thread that he will shot with atomic weapons, when Cuba or west-berlin will be attacked.

Kennedy wants in TV, that all Sowjet standoff missiles have to be dissasembeld.  USA blocked the way on the way to Kuba. The Sowjetunion went out of Kuba.

Kuba crisis was ended.

Kennedy directed the conference, the concept for a civil liberty which only has to safe the suffrage for the black people.

He vistited Berlin and spoke of solidarity of the USA in front of the city hall and there he said the important words: "ICH BIN EIN BERLINER!"
 

The assassination

John F. Kennedy was shot down in a open car, when he drove downtown. His wife was with him. That was on the 22th November 1963 in Dallas. Thats in Texas. All people thought that Lee Harvey Oswald has shot him down. Later they have knowed that he wasn’t it because they can’t find any spoors on the weapon. They can’t ask him because he was found two days again the assassination Jack Ruby killed the man. It’s not sure who killed John F. Kennedy.

There are many things which are named after him. You can see many examples on your handout, so for example the Kennedy Space Center or the John F. Kennedy International Airport.
I hope that you found out a lot of information and that it wasn’t to much boring for you.

Name: John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Dates:   * 29^th  May 1917 (Brookline, Massachusetts)

              V 22^th November 1963 (Dallas, Texas)

Mother: Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy

Father:  Joseph Patrick Kennedy

brothers and sisters:

·        Joseph Patrick Kennedy Jr.

·        Rosemary Kennedy

·        Kathleen Agnes Kennedy Cavendish

·        Eunice Kennedy Shriver

·        Patricia Kennedy Lawford

·        Robert Francis Kennedy

·        Jean Ann Kennedy Smith

·        Edward Moore (Ted) Kennedy

His wife: Jaqueline Lee Bouvier

His children:

·        Arabella (stillborn baby)

·        Caroline

·        John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr.

·        Patrick Bouvier Kennedy (he died when he was two days old)

His schooltime: He was at many expensive schools in New York and Connectuit.

His military life: He went to the US-Armee on his own, but then he went to US-marine.

Early political career: He became president when he was 43. He worked as a president 1036 days. He was the 35^th US president.

The assassination: On 22^th November 1963, at about half past twelve, John F. Kennedy was shot down in a car in Dallas (Texas). It isn’t clear, who has really shot him down because Lee Harvey Oswald who maybe shot him down was dead two days after the assassination. He was also shot down.

A few things which are named after him:

·  Kennedy Island, Salomonen

·  Kennedy Space Center, Florida

·  Kennedypark, Aachen

·  John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York

·  zahlreiche Straßen

·  viele Schulen

·  Kennedybrücke, Wien

·  Kennedy-Platz, Darmstadt