05/29/2017 - 11/22/1963
John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963),
commonly referred to by his initials JFK,
was an American politician who served as the 35thPresident of the United States from January 1961 until his
assassination in November 1963. ~Wikipedia
- Kennedy was the youngest man ever elected to the
presidency, succeeding the man who, at the time, was the oldest. He
symbolized—as he well realized—a new generation and its coming-of-age. He
was the first president born in the 20th century, the first young veteran
of World War II to reach the White House. John Hersey’s powerful
account of Kennedy’s wartime bravery, published in The New Yorker in 1944, helped him launch his
political career.
- In shaping his legend, Kennedy’s personal charm helped.
A witty and articulate speaker, he seemed built for the age of television.
To watch him on film today is to be struck by the power of his presence
and the wit and elegance of his oratory. His celebrated inaugural address
was filled with phrases that seemed designed to be carved in stone, as
many of them have been. Borrowing a motto from his prep-school days,
putting your country in place of Choate, he exhorted
Americans: “Ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do
for your country.” ~ ALAN BRINKLEY
I am committed to
writing about this very special man every opportunity I have for the purpose of
keeping his memory alive so that we can at the same time maintain a point of
focus for the sake of comparison. We
must never forget what a great and civil society we once were. Because as long as we remember, we may be
able to find our way back. The best is
yet to come……….
Amen!
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