John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born in the year 1917, in Brookline Massachusetts. In 1946, at the age of 29, Kennedy became a congressman for Massachusetts. When in Congress, Kennedy was known for voting his own ideas, not just those of his party. He openly criticized the actions of the Truman administration. He ran for the senate in 1952. During his first two years as senator he backed legislation beneficial to the Massachusetts textile, fishing, watch, and transportation industries. In 1955, he was the only New England senator to support renewal of the Reciprocal Trade Agreement Act that gave the president the power to lower U.S. tariffs, or taxes on imported goods, in exchange for similar concessions from other countries. In 1956 he bid for the Vice Presidency but failed. Kennedy wanted the 1960 Democratic presidential nomination, and almost as soo
m too young and too inexperienced for the presidency. Many also doubted that a Roman Catholic could win a national election in a country that was mostly Protestant. He ran against Lyndon B. Johnson for the Democratic National Ticket. When he beat Johnson, he persuaded his defeated foe to join the ticket as his Vice President. Kennedy and Johnson beat the Republican nominee Richard M. Nixon.
n as the 1956 election was over, he began working for it. He faced several major obstacles. Many party leaders considered hi!
Kennedy's presidency and life were cut short while riding in a motorcade through Dallas on November 22nd, 1963. A single shooter or a conspiracy, the nation was shocked to learn of the death of its young leader. Future historians will look back on Kennedy with great reverence. He was clearly
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