... first day. The cultural sheen of his inaugural was meant to be a omen of an uplifting of the American social imagination. He said, "The torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans- born in this century". This showed the nation that Kennedy was the first "modernist" president who presented himself as a youthful man who won the votes from the older ... generation and the of the younger generation. Most television networks had competed to cover the Kennedy inaugural and associated events in a spectacular and, at the same time, an intimate way. In the fifteen hours ... ...

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... University and graduated in 1940. He was a commander in the service during World War II. Kennedy's shining moment in the war was when he rescued a number of his crewmen after a Japanese Destroyer rammed them. John F. Kennedy returned home as a hero. JFK adored his father very much, and his brother Bobby was considered to be his closest friend. With their influence, he ... ...

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