Kennedy was born on May 29,1917 in Brookline, Massachusetts. His father, Joe, Sr., was a successful businessman with many political connections. Appointed by President Roosevelt, Joe, Sr., was given the chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission and later the prestigious position of United States ambassador to Great Britain (Anderson 67). His mother, Rose, was a loving housewife and took John on frequent trips around Boston learning about the American revolutionary history. Both parents impressed on their children that their country had been good to the Kennedy's. Whatever benefits the family received from the country they were told, must be returned by performing some service for the country.

Soon after, John became ill with jaundice and would hav

e to go to the hospital. He spent the rest of the summer trying to recover. He was not entirely well when he started Princeton, several weeks later in the fall of 1935. Around Christmas the jaundice returned and John had to drop out of school. Before the next school year began, he told his father he wanted to go to Harvard (Gadney 31). On campus, he took interest in politics, social changes, and events in Europe.

JFK prevailed in the victory but was soon infected with Addison's disease during his first year in the Senate and had to operate on a fifty-fifty chance for survival procedure (Gadney 56). While recovering, Kennedy wrote Profiles in Courage, a bestseller on examples of moral courage in the lives of eight senators who risked their careers for a great cause or a belief. Kennedy returned to Senate and participated in the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He was also chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Labor. JFK believed strongly in education, equal job opportunity, and the civil rights movement. His biggest success was his Labor Reform Bill, which passed by a margin of 90 to 1 in Senate debate. Due to his enormous success in Congress, the Democratic Party nominated him for the presidential ticket in 1960. Lyndon Johnson was chosen as the running mate with Kennedy to secure the democratic bases in the southern states while the Kennedy's main focal point was the younger voters, the factory workers, and the liberals (Gadney 61). During the Kennedy Administration, a great deal of events were going on. Jackie had given birth to JFK, Jr., while in the south, the civil rights movement was going in full force with incidents breaking out.

4. Various Authors, "United States History" California, Addison-Wesley Publishing 1984

Now, suddenly, JFK was the oldest Kennedy of his generation. Kennedy's first chance in politics came when Congressman James Curley from the 11th District of Massachusetts decided to retire in 1946(Gadney 54). At the age if twenty-nine, JFK won his first Congressional seat by a margin of more than two to one. He was often mistaken in Congress as a Senate page or an elevator operator.

In the spring of 1941, both John and Joe, Jr., decided to enroll in the armed services. Joe was accepted as a naval air cadet but John was turned down by both the army and navy because of his back trouble and history of illness. (Gadney 73) After months of training and cond

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