John Fitzgerald Kennedy is the most "mysterious" US president. This mystery is mainly associated with his brutal murder. He made many important decisions for Americans during his presidency. This is connected with one of the hypotheses of the reason for the attempt on his life.
Biography
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born in 1917 in the family of the politician Joseph Patrick Kennedy. The mother of the future president, Rosa Fitzgerald, was a famous philanthropist. The maternal grandfather was also a famous person - he served as mayor of Boston for a long time. In addition, he was one of the most persuasive speakers of all US politicians. There were also many famous public figures in the father's family.
The Fitzgerald-Kennedy family had nine children, and John was the weakest of them all when it comes to health. While he was in school, he often lay in the hospital with various diagnoses, and during the breaks he strove to play baseball and basketball, and was enthusiastically involved in athletics. And he did not worry about his illnesses - on the contrary, he tried to live life to the fullest. Therefore, in high school he had a reputation as a "rebel".
After graduating from high school, John entered Harvard, but fell ill again and had to drop out. He enrolled in two more universities, but he was told that he was suspected of leukemia, and had to drop out again. Fortunately, the diagnosis was not confirmed, Kennedy entered Harvard again and became one of the first students. Here he studied political science and history, was a member of various student societies.
After graduating from high school, Kennedy decided to join the army to take part in the Second World War. He might not have been accepted for health, but John used all his connections to get into the active army. Even then it became clear how staunch he was and a patriot of his country.
He fought in a speedboat that fought against the Japanese army in the Pacific. The newspapers wrote that Fitzgerald was a brave officer, and the whole crew of the boat showed themselves as real heroes. John was demobilized before the end of the war due to injury and exacerbated diseases. He brought with him many military awards.
Career politician
After being fired as a citizen, Kennedy began working as a journalist, but his father persuaded him to go into politics. He soon became a Congressman, and in 1935 he was already in the Senate.
Fitzgerald became president when he was forty-three. They said that he won only thanks to televised debates - he looked very impressive on TV screens. However, he was a very popular president. Perhaps thanks to its slogan, which sounded like this: "Think not about what the country can give you, but about what you can give it."
Fitzgerald's domestic policies as president varied: at first there was a strong surge in the economy, then stagnation began, and by 1929 stock prices had fallen dramatically. During his reign, oil and steel prices fell, and unemployment fell. A large-scale Apollo program for the exploration of outer space was also launched.
Significant changes also took place in foreign policy under him: relations with the USSR became noticeably warmer. At the same time, there were conflicts in the Blue Bay, as well as the Caribbean and Berlin crises.
Founded by Kennedy, the Union for Progress has provided significant economic assistance to the countries of Latin America. Also, a trilateral agreement was signed between the USSR, the USA and the UK stating that the parties to the agreement would prohibit the testing of nuclear weapons in their countries.
Fateful day
On November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy and his wife and escorts were driving down Dallas Street when shots rang out. Seriously no one from the entourage was hurt, and Kennedy died a few minutes after the assassination attempt.
After that, very mysterious events began: arrested on suspicion of the murder of President Lee Harvey Oswald was shot by Jack Ruby, who broke into the police station. And then he died. Therefore, no one has yet appeared who we could tell the truth about this assassination attempt. This is one of the biggest mysteries in world history.
Many Americans mourned this death. Many still believe that financiers, the CIA, counterintelligence, and freemasons were involved in the president's death. Many are convinced that Kennedy did not meet the interests of the oligarchic elite and was preparing more radical measures to improve the country's economy, which would affect their interests. And "moneybags" do not forgive this.
Books, plays, feature films and documentaries are devoted to the life of John Fitzgerald Kennedy. The most interesting is the film by Oliver Stone "John F. Kennedy. Shots fired in Dallas. " Also particularly popular was Norman Lewis's novel The Sicilian Specialist.
Personal life
The future president got married at thirty-six. Jacqueline Lee Bouvier, a beautiful and intelligent woman, a journalist, became his chosen one. Before the wedding, they met for a very short time.
The Kennedy family had four children, although two of them died. Caroline Kennedy graduated from philology and became a writer, and then worked as a lawyer.
The middle son of John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr. was called the "Son of America" because he constantly ran around the White House and grew up in front of people. In 1999, the plane in which John was flying crashed.
There were many rumors about the personal life of John Fitzgerald Kennedy. However, you need to know a person "from the inside" in order to understand him. To do this, you can read the "Personal Diary of the 35th President of the United States", consisting of the statements of the President and published after his death.
