John F. Kennedy
"Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country"
•Elected 35th President after Eisenhower’s two terms
•Wins 1960 election, begins 1961with Vice-President Lyndon B. Johnson
•Defeats Richard Nixon
•Youngest President at 43
•First and only Catholic President
•Advocate of the Space Race
Summary: JFK was the 35th President who was seen as the Vietnam War President. He was the first and only Catholic President, and was the Youngest President at age 43. He was a strong advocate for the Space Race and strived to be the first to land on the moon. When he first came into power he had to sort out the U-2 Incident (1960).
•Wins 1960 election, begins 1961with Vice-President Lyndon B. Johnson
•Defeats Richard Nixon
•Youngest President at 43
•First and only Catholic President
•Advocate of the Space Race
Summary: JFK was the 35th President who was seen as the Vietnam War President. He was the first and only Catholic President, and was the Youngest President at age 43. He was a strong advocate for the Space Race and strived to be the first to land on the moon. When he first came into power he had to sort out the U-2 Incident (1960).
"Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names" - John F. Kennedy
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The U-2 Incident, 1960
•USSR shoots down American spy plane known as a U-2 (Pilot Gary Powers taken prisoner)
•High altitude planes had flown over Russia taking pictures for years
•With introduction of Rocket missiles they were able to shoot one down
•Russians walk out of a Summit conference in Paris
Summary: The 1960 U-2 incident occurred during the Cold War on 1 May 1960, during the presidency of Dwight Eisenhower and during the leadership of Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, when a United States U-2 spy plane was shot down over the airspace of the Soviet Union.
•High altitude planes had flown over Russia taking pictures for years
•With introduction of Rocket missiles they were able to shoot one down
•Russians walk out of a Summit conference in Paris
Summary: The 1960 U-2 incident occurred during the Cold War on 1 May 1960, during the presidency of Dwight Eisenhower and during the leadership of Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, when a United States U-2 spy plane was shot down over the airspace of the Soviet Union.