1943 – 1944 |
John F. Kennedy was made Lieutenant and asigned to the South Pacific as a commander of a petrol torpedo boat, the Pt 109.
Lt. Kennedy had a crew of twelve men whose mission was to stop the enemy Japanese ships delivering supplies to their soldiers.
On the dark night of August 2nd, Lt. Kennedy´s crew patrolled the waters looking for enemy ships to sink.
A Japanese destroyer suddenly came in sight.
It was travelling at full speed and was heading straight at them.
The much larger Japanese warship rammed the Pt 109, splitting it in half and killing two men of Lt Kennedy´s crew.
When he returned home John was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps medal for his leadership and courage.
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1946 – 1952 |
The beginning of John F. Kennedy´s political career.
His father Joseph Kennedy convinced him that he should make his family proud and run for a seat in Massachusattes´ eleventh congressional district, which he won in 1946.
As the years went on he , a democrat , served three terms ( six years ) in the House of Representatives and in 1952 he was elected in the U.S. Senate.
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1953 - 1957 |
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Im Alter von 36 Jahren heiratete John F. Kennedy die 24 Jahre alte Jaqueline Bouvier, die beim Washington Times Herald arbeitete. 1956 wurde Kennedy fast zum Vize Präsidenten gewählt. Nach dieser Niederlage, entschied sich Kennedy an der Wahl zum Präsidenten teilzunehmen. Senator Kennedy musste sich zwei Operationen an seinem Rücken unterziehen. Er schrieb das Buch „ Profiles“ welches 1957 den Pulitzer Preis bekam. Im selben Jahr wurde das erste Kind der Kennedys, Caroline geboren.  |
1960 |
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Am 13. Juli 1960 stellte die demokratische Partei John F. Kennedy als Präsidentschaftskandidaten auf. Kennedy machte Lyndon B. Johnson, einem Senator aus Texas das Angebot mit ihm als Vize Präsident zu kandidieren.  |
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