John F. Kennedy

Personal Research #2

By: Ashley Majano

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a t t e n d e d P r i n c e t o n

U n i v e r s i t y f o r s i x w e e k s .

I n S e p t e m b e r o f 1 9 3 6 h e

e n r o l l e d a t H a r v a r d C o l l e g e

H i s t h e s i s p a p e r w a s

p u b l i s h e d i n t o a b o o k a n d

e a r n e d b e s t s e l l e r

Military

Kennedy suffered from chronic lower back pain.

On August 2, 1943, Kennedy's boat was

ambushed by the Japanese and he led his crew to

survive by swimming to a small island. He towed

a badly burned crewman through the water by

clenching the strap of a life jacket strap between

his teeth.

He reinjured his back but Kennedy received the

Navy and Marine Corps Medal

PresidencyCreated the Peace Corps

He was the younger ever elected

into office and also the youngest to

die in office

During his term he dealt with the

Bay of Pigs Invasion, the space race,

the African American civil rights

movement, and the Cuban Missile

Crisis