On November 22, 1963, President Kennedy, John Fitzgerald and his wife Mrs. Kennedy were in Dallas, Texas, trying to win support in the state. On his way to a luncheon in downtown Dallas, Kennedy and his wife sat in an open convertible at the head of a motorcade(车队). Vice President Lyndon Johnson was in two cars behind the president, and Texas Governor John Connally and his wife were sitting with the Kennedys. The large crowds were enthusiastic.
As the motorcade approached an underpass(地下通道), two shots were fired rapidly. One bullet passed through the president’s neck and struck Governor Connally in the back. The other bullet struck the president in the head. Kennedy fell forward, and his car sped to Parkland Hospital. At 1:00 PM, he was pronounced dead. He had never regained consciousness.
So, Kennedy was assassinated before he completed his third year as president. His achievements, both foreign and domestic, were therefore limited. Nevertheless, his influe
A. The 36th president of the United States.
B. The first Roman Catholic president.
C. The first president to be born in the 20th century.
D. The 35th president of the United States.
John F. Kennedy was the youngest American to be elected president of the United States. During the World War II John F. Kennedy had an outstanding record in the Navy. After the war Kennedy worked briefly as a newspaperman, then entered politics. He was three times elected to the House of Representatives before becoming a senator from Massachusetts. In 1960 he was elected president in a very close race in which there were charges of irregularities.
Kennedy’s term of office was marked by the achievements in appeals to idealism, a broad participation of people in politics, and improved civil rights. In international affairs, Kennedy saw the failure of the American-backed invasion of Cuban missile crisis which brought Russia and the United States to the brink of war.
The Kennedy family has experienced victories and tragedy. One of John Kennedy’s sisters was mentally backward and an old brother was killed in the war. John Kennedy was assassinated as was his
A. when Kennedy was the president, he made some outstanding achievements
B. Kennedy failed his duty as the president of the United States
C. with Kennedy as the president, fewer people concerned themselves with state affairs
D. in Kennedy’s time, the United States, Russia and Cuba all had some problems
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