John Fitzgerald Kennedy

This blog will change from our English class working in groups on one topic to branching out by ourselves on a new topic. The topic I will now be looking at is the life of John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy primarily before he became the President of the United States. I have always had an interest in JFK probable because he raises an interesting historical question how different would things have been if he had lived and served his two terms. Also the ordinary person knows only about three things about John F. Kennedy that he had an affair with Marilyn Monroe, that he was assonated in Dallas, and that he was the thirty fifth president of the United States, but he did so much more than that and no one thinks about how his family's environment shaped him into a future president.
I think it will be hard to find information about his younger years but I hope that I can discover more about the man who became the President of the United States. So together we can go searching for answers to questions like why did he become president, did his father play a role in him becoming one, what was his family like, did he go to World War II to impress his father, and did his playing sports and being competitive drive help to become a war hero and President. I hope to learn more about one of my favorite presidents and the path that led him to being the thirty fifth President of the United States.



Working Biblography
1. Cox, Vicki. John F. Kennedy. Chicago: McGraw Hill, 2006. Print.
2. Leaming, Barbara. Jack Kennedy: The Education of a Statesman. New York: Norton, 2006. Print.
3. Rachlin, Harvey. The Kennedys: a chronological history, 1823-present. New York: World Almanac, 1986. Print.
4. Collier, Peter. The Kennedys: An American Drama. New York: Summit Books, 1984. Print.
5. Moody, Sidney C. Jr. Triumph and Tragedy; the Story of the Kennedys. New York: Morrow, 1968. Print.