... energetic and telegenic leader was not to be fulfilled, as he was assassinated near the end of his third year in office. John F Kennedy was born into a rich, politically connected Boston family of Irish-Catholics. He and his eight siblings enjoyed a privileged childhood of elite private schools, sailboats, servants, and summer homes. Nevertheless, "Jack" Kennedy strove to make his own way ... by television milestones. John Kennedy's campaign in 1960 was a way "to get the country moving again" after the Eisenhower years. Television, itself making technological strides, was the perfect me...

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