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JohnFitzgeraldKennedyGoodmorning,everyone.HowmuchdoyouknowaboutJohnF.Kennedy?TodayIwillgiveanintroductionabouthim.Therearefivepartsofthereport,personaldetails;militaryservice;politicalcareer;assassinationandinfluence.Thefirstpartishispersonaldetails.JohnFitzgeraldKennedywasbornonMay29,1917,insuburbanBrookline,Massachusetts.HisfatherisJosephP.KennedyS.randmotherisRoseFitzgeraldKennedy.Hehadanelderbrother,Joseph,twoyoungerbrothers,RobertandEdward,andfiveyoungersisters,Rosemary,Kathleen,Eunice,Patricia,andJean.InSeptember1936,KennedyenrolledatHarvardCollegeandhisapplicationessaystated:IfeelthatHarvardcangivemeabetterbackgroundandabetterliberaleducationthananyotheruniversities.Ihavealwayswantedtogothere,asIhavefeltthatitisnotjustanothercollege,butisauniversitywithsomethingdefinitetooffer.In1940,hegraduatedfromHarvard.HegotmarriedwithJacquelineonSeptember12,1953.Theirfirstchildwasastillbornbaby.ThesecondchildCarolineistheonlysurvivingmemberofJFK'simmediatefamily.JohnJr.,wasborninlateNovember1960,17daysafterhisfatherwaselected.Patrickwasthelastchildandlivedonlytwodays.Thesecondpartishismilitaryservice.OnSeptember24,1941,KennedyjoinedtheUnitedStatesNavalReserve.In1943,hespottedaJapanesedestroyerandattemptedtoturntoattack.Buttheywereinjured.Despiteinjuries,heledsurvivorstosafetyafterhisPTboatwasrammedandsunkbyJapanesedestroyer.Kennedy’scourageanddeterminationinthisincidentmadehimtheheadlineofmajornewspapersandhehasbeenawardedmanymedals,suchastheNavyandMarineCorpsMedal;PurpleHeartMedal;AmericanDefenseServiceMedal;AmericanCampaignMedal;Asiatic-PacificCampaignMedalwiththreebronzestars;andtheWorldWarIIVictoryMedal.Shortlyafterthewarended,hispoliticalcareerbegan.Thethirdpartishispoliticalcareer.Inthe1946elections,KennedydefeatedhisRepublicanopponentinthegeneralelection,taking73percentofthevoteandbecameaDemocraticCongressmanandserveditfor6years.In1952,heranfortheSenate.EventuallyhedefeatedLodgeby70,000votesfortheSenateseat.Atthe1956,hewasalmostpickedtorunforVicePresident.Hejustfinishedsecondintheballotingbutreceivingnationalexposureasaresult.OnJanuary2,1960,KennedyannouncedhiscandidacyfortheDemocraticpresidentialnomination.Hisgreatestobstacletowinningthenominationmayhavebeenhisreligion.Thenhesaid:IamnottheCatholiccandidateforpresident.IamtheDemocraticPartycandidateforpresidentwhoalsohappenstobeaCatholic.OnJuly13,theDemocraticpartynominatedhimasitscandidateforPresident.InthegeneralelectiononNovember8,hedefeatedtheRepublicanVicePresidentRichardNixoninaverycloserace.Hewon303votestoNixon's219(269wereneededtowin).Attheageof43,Kennedybecamethe35thpresidentoftheUnitedStates,aleaderforanewgeneration.HewasalsothefirstandonlyCatholicchiefexecutive,theyoungestpresidenttobeelected.Hementionedinhisspeech:Asknotwhatyourcountrycandoforyou,askwhatyoucandoforyourcountry.Thissentencehasbeenoneofthemostpopularstatementsinpublicspeeches.Now,letswatchavideo.（观看视频）Thefourthpartistheassassination.OnNovember22,1963,hewasassassinatedinDallas,Texas.Kennedywasseriouslywoundedbyatleasttwobulletsanddiedashorttimelater.Thefirstshothithisneck,andthesecondshothithisbacksideofhishead.80minutesaftertheassassination,theassassinOswaldwasarrested.Howeverhewasshotbyotherstwodaysafter.Beforehewasdead,hedeniedshootinganyoneanddeclaredthathewasjustthescapegoat.Whoisthekillerisstillunknown.Thelastpartishisinfluence.Kennedyinspiredanentiregenerationofyoungpeoplewithhisidealismandhisconceptofpublicservice.Hisassassinationwasanationaltragedy.HisdeathcausedenormoussadnessandgriefamongallAmericans.ButitmadeKennedyintoalegendandremainsoneofthemostadmiredandgreatpresidents.BecauseofKennedy’sgreatinfluence,manythingsarenamedafterhimtocommemoratehim.LikeJohnF.KennedyInternationalAirport;JohnF.KennedySchoolofGovernment;JohnF.KennedySpaceCenterandKennedyhalfdollar.Kennedy’slifeislegendary.Despitethisreassessmentandthecountlessexposesofhislifeandfamily,heremainsoneofthemostadmiredpresidents.That’sall,thankyou.