The legacy of John Kennedy 9 Articles

by Tom Koecke

John Fitzgerald Kennedy was not his father's first choice to be president. However, the death in World War II of his eldest son, Joseph Jr., left Joseph Kennedy, the patriarch of the most significant family in American...read more

by Jerry Curtis

The legacy of John F. Kennedy's (JFK) short presidency is one of hope, rather than lasting accomplishment. His short 1,000 days in an often turbulent, but always vibrant, presidency began in a particularly dangerous time i...read more

by EMoore

There's little left to know, or so it would seem, of the thirty-fifth president of the United States, John Fitzgerald Kennedy. Over and over again we hear and see and relive the incidents that led up to the assassin's bul...read more

by S. james-T Ward

J.F.K. (To us all) John Fitzgerald Kennedy the 35th President of the U.S. was in office barely a thousand days before being murdered on the streets of Dallas Texas on November 22, 1963. In this short time of office he ...read more

by Kate Kennedy

Despite coming to power during one of the most turbulent times in our nation's history, John Kennedy, through his eloquent and moving speeches, sent us a clear message that unity of our people and the power of each individ...read more

by Marcus Brooks

John F. Kennedy began his illustrious, political career in the military. He distinguished himself as a Navy pilot in World War II. Kennedy displayed his skills during America's Pacific campaign against the Japanese in 19...read more

by Nouri Arif

To loosely paraphrase Mark Anthony from William Shakespeare's "Julius Cesar"; I come not to praise John Fitzgerald Kennedy, but to bury him. The attempt being made here is to honestly and truthfully come to a conclus...read more

by Stacey Bonifati

The time was 1960 and the nation was looking for youth, vigor and peace. John Kennedy had just won the election and his followers believed in the strength of a nation, where peace and progress would be the future. JFK en...read more

by Todd Daigneault

The legacy of John Kennedy is fantastic...and bittersweet at the same time. Relations with Cuba remain badly strained-and almost at a state of war since the Kennedy administration. The US maintains a well-fortified milit...read more