Cold War Jfk
John fitzgerald kennedy 1917 1963 was the 35th president of the united states serving between january 1961 and his assassination in november 1963.
Cold war jfk. Kennedy was born in 1917 to a large irish american family he would eventually have eight siblings including fellow politicians robert and edward teddy kennedy. Kennedys foreign policy had better results in 1963. After world war ii the united states and its allies and the soviet union and its satellite states began a decades long struggle for supremacy known as the cold war. In june 1961 president john f.
He faced off against a young democrat named john f. John fitzgerald kennedy may 29 1917 november 22 1963 often referred to by his initials jfk and jack was an american politician who served as the 35th president of the united states from january 1961 until his assassination in november 1963. With president dwight d. Kennedy traveled to vienna austria for a summit with soviet leader nikita khrushchev.
The cuban missile crisis was an iconic event in john f. In the course of that sticky incident kennedy lied to the press and the american peoplein the service of. Kennedys mandate was marked by the cold war between the soviet union and the united states and major crises to counter communist expansion. Kennedy served at the height of the cold war and the majority of his work as president concerned relations with the soviet union and cuba.
Not only was the summit unsuccessful in its goal of building trust but it also increased tensions between the two superpowersparticularly in discussions regarding the divided city of berlin. The cold war and president jfk in 1960 eisenhowers vice president richard nixon ran for the republican party for the presidency. They had the first televised presidential debate. The year 1960 marked a pivotal time in the history of the cold war.
Soldiers of the soviet union and the united states did not do battle directly during the cold war. Though his presidency was brief it spanned several critical cold war events. But the two superpowers continually antagonized each other through political maneuvering military coalitions espionage propaganda arms buildups economic aid and proxy wars between other nations. Television greatly helped jfk due to his youthful appearance and communication skills.