How Did Jfk Assassination Changed The World
Introduction:
Nine months before his tragic assassination, President John F. Kennedy said, “A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on.” (www.presidency.ucsb.edu) He achieved many things during his presidency and settled the Cuban Missile Crisis. Sadly, Kennedy was shot and killed by Lee Harvey Oswald on November 22nd, 1963. The entire world mourned his death when he was buried three days later on the 25th. Oswald was killed on the 24th while being transferred The assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy changed the world, for he was a great, charismatic leader. 100
Point 1:
Before his assassination, John F. Kennedy became a very accomplished president. Kennedy became a member of the U.S. Senate in 1953, married his wife, Jacqueline Bouvier, on September 12th, 1953, and won the Pulitzer Prize for his book, “Profiles in Courage”, in 1957. This all occurred before he ever stepped into the Oval Office. At his inauguration, JFK first said the famous quote, “Ask not what your country can do for you--ask what you can do for your country.” (whitehouse.gov) President Kennedy believed in fighting for equal and civil rights, and he avoided nuclear warfare with Cuba. …show more content…
Oswald grew up in New Orleans and eventually joined the US Marines when he grew up. After Oswald ended his military service in 1959, he set up a trip to Moscow, Russia, where Oswald informed the authorities that he wanted to live in the country. In Russia, Oswald met his wife, Marina Prusakova, and they returned to the US in 1962. He decided to live Dallas, and in 1963, Oswald allegedly tried to assassinate right-wing ex-general Edwin A. Walker, but he missed his shot. After this, Oswald moved from place to place but eventually returning to Dallas to get a job at the Texas School Book Depository, where the assassination would take
Nine months before his tragic assassination, President John F. Kennedy said, “A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on.” (www.presidency.ucsb.edu) He achieved many things during his presidency and settled the Cuban Missile Crisis. Sadly, Kennedy was shot and killed by Lee Harvey Oswald on November 22nd, 1963. The entire world mourned his death when he was buried three days later on the 25th. Oswald was killed on the 24th while being transferred The assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy changed the world, for he was a great, charismatic leader. 100
Point 1:
Before his assassination, John F. Kennedy became a very accomplished president. Kennedy became a member of the U.S. Senate in 1953, married his wife, Jacqueline Bouvier, on September 12th, 1953, and won the Pulitzer Prize for his book, “Profiles in Courage”, in 1957. This all occurred before he ever stepped into the Oval Office. At his inauguration, JFK first said the famous quote, “Ask not what your country can do for you--ask what you can do for your country.” (whitehouse.gov) President Kennedy believed in fighting for equal and civil rights, and he avoided nuclear warfare with Cuba. …show more content…
Oswald grew up in New Orleans and eventually joined the US Marines when he grew up. After Oswald ended his military service in 1959, he set up a trip to Moscow, Russia, where Oswald informed the authorities that he wanted to live in the country. In Russia, Oswald met his wife, Marina Prusakova, and they returned to the US in 1962. He decided to live Dallas, and in 1963, Oswald allegedly tried to assassinate right-wing ex-general Edwin A. Walker, but he missed his shot. After this, Oswald moved from place to place but eventually returning to Dallas to get a job at the Texas School Book Depository, where the assassination would take