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Life Before Presidency

JFK was born soon after the first World War being the 

first president born in the 20th century. Kennedy also 

came from a wealthy family and also had a grandfather 

who was the mayor of Boston.

John joined the Navy during WWII. The twenty-nine-

year-old Kennedy won election to the U.S. Congress 

representing a Boston district. He served three terms in 

the U.S. House of Representatives, earning a reputation 

as a conservative Democrat.

Although Kennedy looked in the presidential spotlight with 

great health and vigor his was plagued with illnesses from 

Malaria, to Addison's disease. 

Left thin and sallow by malaria brought home from the war in 

the Pacific. He relied on a steady stream of painkillers and 

steroids to treat the symptoms of his many ailments. 

Constant back pain would prevent him from lifting even his 

own small children.

JFK had many successes throughout 

his presidential career. With all ups in 

life there must be downs and 

Kennedy also suffered downs. 

Success: Preventing Nuclear War

When photographs of nuclear missile sites began 

popping up in the United States. Kennedy 

considered a U.S. air strike to destroy the 

missiles, but there was uncertainty about 

whether or not the nuclear weapons in Cuba 

were already operational, which meant that any 

such attack could have sparked a nuclear war.

Failures: Bay of Pigs

The Bay of Pigs Invasion was a a plan to 

overthrow Cuba's Communist government.

At 2 p.m. on April 19, after two days of being 

pounded by Cuban militia, tanks, and fighter 

planes, the brigade of Cuban exiles surrendered. 

Sixty-eight were killed in the Bay of Pigs debacle; 

1,209 were captured; nine of these died of 

asphyxiation in a windowless sealed truck that took 

them from the beach to prison in Havana. After 

twenty days of interrogation, the prisoners were 

given show trials, and sentenced to life in prison.

This relates to the Cold War 

because JFK was a leader of the 

war. 

JFK was a charismatic leader who 

cared greatly about the citizens of 

the United States and Promised to 

not the Communist thoughts int 

erupt the way of life.

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