... promise of this 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 ... the votes for his re-election would made Kennedy look bad. But in the end it wasn't Kennedy who would look bad it would be Nixon. Kennedy spent hours before each live debate practicing his thou...

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