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it was his speech at the democratic convention.
was asking for support
showed his support in equality -
spoke about his religon
he also addressed peoples fear of papal influence in the presidency.
lastly he spoke about religous freedom
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first televised debate
nixon lost because of how well kennedy held himself
nixon sounded better due to where he stood on important issues
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closest to a nuclear war
tension started with the U-2 incident
JFK had to work issues out with Khrushchev
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John Kennedy became the thirty fifth president.
second youngest presiident
defeated Richard Nixond -
group of black and white volunteers
KKK bombed their bus while stopped in alabama
no one was charged with the bombing -
split berlin in half
people wanted to escape communist east germany
28 miles with gun towers
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was a loss for the americans
cuban media praised the government for defeating america heroicly.
made US presidenc look foolish because kennedy took full responsibility. -
He talked about his support for equality
Kennedy speaks from the Oval Office
was in response to the National Guard being sent to protect African American students -
Happened In Dallad Texas.
lee harvey oswald shot him
after he died lyndon b johnson became president