John F Kennedy (CV 67) - Naval Cruise Book

Page 22 text:

'nited e they tspent .ilding many en the scould 'li as in hours. L to bed ater. llc he ate iportant id read gtnted to ie best ing each tat New tier was dacting. United ture with ce and tloyment :racy and ne of the id was to ugh this .mericans led. They ucation. struction. ve served have won l l the respect of many people illl'OllQllOLll the world. President Kennedy was also eager forthe lfnited States to lead the way in exploring space. The Soviet Union was ahead of the linitcd States in its knowledge of space and President Kennedy was determined to catch up. llc said. No nation which expects to he the leader of other nations can expect to stay behind in this race for space. Kennedy was the first President to ask Congress to approve more than twenty two billion dollars for Project Apollo, which had the goal of landing an American man on the moon before the end of the decade. President Kennedy had to deal with many serious problems here in the United States. The biggest problem ofall had to do with racial discrimination. The U.S. Supreme Court had ruled in 1954 that segregation in public schools would no longer be pemiitted. Black children and white children should be able to go to school together. This was now the law ofthe land. However, there were many schools, especially in southem states, that did not obey this law. There was also racial segregation on buses, in restaurants, movie theaters, and other public places. Thousands of Americans joined together, people of all races and backgrounds, to peacefully protest this injustice. Martin Luther King, Jr. was one of the famous leaders of the movement for civil rights. Many civil rights President Kennedy was of their efforts. The that-holding public white who rights ., l take stronger action to help the civil rights struggle. He proposed a new Civil Rights bill. to the Congress and he went on television asking Americans to end racism. 'Une hundred years of delay have passed since President Lincoln freed the slaves, yet their heirs. their grandsons, are not fully free, he said. This Nation was founded by men of many nations and backgrounds. . .landl on the principle that all men are created equal. President Kennedy made it clear that all Americans, regardless of their skin color, should enjoy a good and happy life in the United States. police arrested Lee Harvey charged him with the 24, another man, Jack Gswald, thus silencing could have offered this tragic event. was organized to assassination and questions that The Legacy of President enormous Americans exactly where were doing the murder. people C Presidenfs the world years have have people's respect difficult the missiles ability to speeches. and his government elderly and all leaders but he was future. He their common country's together. - . , On November 2l, 1963, President Kennedy flew to Texas to give several political speeches. The next day, as his car drove slowly past cheering crowds in t Dallas, shots rang out. Kennedy. was seriously ' wounded and died a short time A K A a few

Page 21 text:

Unfortunately. early on in their marriage. place tocclcbratc.Nmcrican history.eulturc. system of got crnincitl lllltl the lfllllcd Senator Kennedy's back started to hurt and achieiement. They ini ited artists. States' democratic system. Because they again and he had two operations. While writers. scientists. poets. musicians. actors. recovering from surgery. he wrote a book about several US. senators who had risked their careers to fight for the things in which they believed. The book. called lJmfilu.x' in Courage. was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for biography in 1957. That same year. the Kennedy's' first child. Caroline. was bom. .lohn F. Kennedy was becoming a popular politician. ln 1956 he was almost picked to run for Vice President. Having been defeated. Kennedy decided that he would run for President in the next election. He began working very long hours and traveling all around the United States on weekends. On July 13. 1960 the Democratic Party nominated him as its candidate for President. Kennedy asked Lyndon B. Johnson. a senator from Texas. to run with him as Vice President. ln the general election on November Sth 1960. Kennedy beat Republican Richard M. Nixon in a very close race. At the age of forty-three. Kennedy was the youngest man elected President and the first Catholic. Before his inauguration, his second child, John Jr., was born. His father liked to call him John-John. John F. Kennedy was sworn in as the 35th President on January 20. 1961. In his i n a u g u r a 1 speech he spoke of the need for all Americans to be active citizens. Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country, he said. He also L.-4 and athletes to visit them. Jacqueline Kennedy also shared the same interest in American history as her husband. Gathering the finest art and fumiture the United States had produced. she restored all the rooms in the White House to make it a place that truly reflected America's history with a sense of beauty. Everyone was impressed and appreciated her hard work. The White House also seemed like a fun place. because of the Kennedy's' two young children. Caroline and Jolin-Jolm. There was a pre-school. a swimming pool. and a tree- hotise outside on the White House lawn. President Kennedy was probably the busiest man in the country. but he still found time to laugh and play with his children. However, the President also had many worries. One of the things he worried about most was the possibility of nuclear war between the United States and the Soviet Union. a s k e d th e nations ofthe world to join together to fight what he called the common enemies of man: tyranny, poverty, disease, and war itself. President Kennedy, together with his wife and two children. brought a new, youthlitl spirit to the White House. The Kennedys believed that the White House should be a He knew that if there was a war, millions of people would die. Since World War II, there had been a lot of anger and suspicion between the two' A countries but never any shooting between ' Soviet and American troops. This Cold War , which was rmlike any world had seen, was 1-I distrusted each other. both countries slwm enormous amounts of money building nuclear w eapons. There were many times when the struggle between the Soviet lnion andthe United States could have ended in disaster or war. such as in Cuba and in the city of Berlin. President Kennedy worked long hours. getting up at seven and not going to bed until eleven or twelve at night. or later. He read six newspapers while he ate breakfast. had meetings with important people throughout the day. and read reports from his adv isers. He wanted to make sure that he made the best decisions for his country. l am asking each of you to be new pioneers in that New l?'rontier. he said. The New Frontier was not a place but a way ofthinking and acting. President Kennedy wanted the United States to move forward into the future with new discoveries in science and improvements in education. employment and other helds. He wanted democracy and freedom for the whole world. One ofthe first things President Kennedy did was to create the Peace Corps. Through this program. which still exists today, Americans can volunteer where help is needed. They can help in areas such as education. farming. health care. and construction. Many young men and women have served as Peace Corps volunteers and have won 1 l is vw.,-.w.-ig tsl.. lull. .45 lil' ,, Nl A i rf ttf 'J 'J In ghjjlt Q 'V Sf' - 1 v-' l' hff' .wi ,,.. . ,..,+-.jg Ultii H , it tiga-J-1 ' ' In iii othit 115 etvfilw ,it- spice. iris 2 Prcsidc Corigrcs more ti twobilli Piotr trhiclili landing before Kenner problfti biggest discrim hadnilt schools Childrcr T-4 between- the siixiszllxs-245' R

Page 23 text:

ff?'if-:sf ff W u 2355 Y the T Siiifif' V. . e 'kkg V V r-:glued servants 1 Q I e e u ' ' , ,u F , A f , u V Q deployment to the mgimmfwg -xmas Mediterranean in eaaiisubmariffe August 1988, On it en January 4, 1989, Aiepsufrgslissve, ffmiti Qfmgsieun While Cgndugting afflflitffiiifgi fbex-u,,f 4, In misses? HAiQPf?'I1Ef1w,e?ufi6?KLi in M iiz pwrt, FL. 'her' ij?-f'iITi3F3,i in-mf I m ilfbififig mira i un wfv-1:r1'1AS:flsf:s was to gixffpsxfzdef Ei snxrgfy Lffiijaixhzlsiy and in ptascersrrxrzf tm sufiiggmryt Navy 18 ' ... V--i.....---h f'-'-'- - e-.--...,.i, 1---..... ,...........,-,,, , ,M N ,,,,-, ....-....-......... - ,.-. . . Norfoll ship dg lhe em QXfQn5 mainte