CTPR 410 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Cuban Missile Crisis, Munich Agreement, Dangerous Mission
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The first catholic president: had to do many things to get people to think it was ok to vote for a catholic president. Lieutenant for naval boat and saved the lives of 8 men. Navy recruited privileged class: won the navy cross and purple hearts. Born to privilege but still felt service was important o. Coming from privilege meant you had to serve. Jfk died: when robert kennedy got over grieving, he traveled to the poorest parts of the country to see the poorest parts of the country. Senior thesis at harvard university was about how the germans outwitted the english at the munich conference: while england slept when he was 23. In a sick bed most of his youth. Jfk did not intend to enter politics: wanted to be a harvard professor until his brother died in a navy plane flight o. Plane blew up before the bombs got anywhere o.
