第1个回答 2011-04-06
约翰·菲茨杰拉德·肯尼迪 (John Fitzgerald Kennedy) 出生于马萨诸塞州的布鲁克莱恩。爱尔兰裔肯尼迪家族族长,金融家约瑟夫·肯尼迪(曾任驻英大使)的次子。1940年毕业于哈佛大学。1941年至1945年在海军服役,并获得奖章。1947年至1953年期间连任三届众议员。1953年进入参议院。50年代后期任参议院外交委员会委员,1958年连任参议员。1960年1月宣布竞选总统,以微弱多数击败共和党候选人尼克松,成为美国历史上最年轻的当选总统,也是第一位信奉天主教的总统。
在他总统任期内的主要事件包括:猪湾入侵、古巴导弹危机、柏林墙的建立、太空竞赛、越南战争的早期活动以及美国民权运动。
在针对美国总统功绩的排名中,肯尼迪通常被历史学家列在排名的中部偏上的位置,但他却一直被大多数美国民众视为历史上最伟大的总统之一。1963年11月22日,他到达拉斯市为争取连任做准备活动时遇刺身亡。官方在随后的调查报告中公布的结果表明,李·哈维·奥斯瓦尔德是杀害总统的凶手。他的遇刺被视为对美国历史的发展产生重大决定性影响的事件之一,因为这一事件在其后数十年中一直影响了美国政治的发展方向。
第2个回答 2012-03-31
Kennedy as president and as politician, and establishes the two realms, myth and substance, in which the subsequent examination of Kennedy's life and career will be conducted. His presidency is then divided into the broad categories of foreign policy and domestic policy. Within these categories the suceeding chapters touch on the major controversies and conflicts of the Kennedy years in office, from the question of his religion, which clouded the candidacy, to his final days in the White House. We use events of the presidency as a means of reflecting on Kennedy the man, the Senator, and the candidate, as well as the President. Nothing is taken at face value, not Kennedy's liberalism, his support of minorities, nor the wisdom of his economic measure or his foreign policy decisions. All are scrutinized for the reality that often has been obscured by the popular myth. Along with the more widely noted issues, such as the communications "flap" over the "vast wasteland" reference, there are chapters on lesser known but nonetheless important issues, such as Kennedy's management of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands and his handling of relations with India. A brief concluding section sets the Kennedy presidency within a frame of two others, those of Truman and Reagan, yielding insights into each.
After Kennedy's military service as commander of the Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109 during World War II in the South Pacific, his aspirations turned political. With the encouragement and grooming of his father, Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., Kennedy represented Massachusetts's 11th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1947 to 1953 as a Democrat, and served in the U.S. Senate from 1953 until 1960. Kennedy defeated then Vice President and Republican candidate Richard Nixon in the 1960 U.S. presidential election, one of the closest in American history. He was the second-youngest President (after Theodore Roosevelt), the first President born in the 20th century, and the youngest elected to the office, at the age of 43. Kennedy is the first and only Catholic president, and is the only president to have won a Pulitzer Prize. Events during his administration include the Bay of Pigs Invasion, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the building of the Berlin Wall, the Space Race, the African American Civil Rights Movement and early events of the Vietnam War.
Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas. Lee Harvey Oswald was charged with the crime but was shot and killed two days later by Jack Ruby before he could be put on trial. The event proved to be an important moment in U.S. history because of its impact on the nation and the ensuing political repercussions. Today, Kennedy continues to rank highly in public opinion ratings of former U.S. presidents.