How Did John F Kennedy Impact The World

John F. Kennedy: The man who inspired a nation and gave hope to the world.

On November 22, 1963, a sniper’s bullet transformed the world forever. On that infamous day, John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald. Clearly this tragic event had a profound impact on the course of American and world history. To answer why this event affected people so much, we must first understand what kind of man John F. Kennedy was. Although he was able to achieve some important accomplishments during his short term, what was more important was what he meant and represented for the people. The early 60’s were a time of political, economic, and social change. The future, which he called the New Frontier, was more uncertain than ever, so the public needed a trustworthy leader to show them the right path. I believe that President Kennedy represented courage and hope for this uncertain New Frontier, and provided the kind leadership that inspires the best in people during difficult times.

When discovering how the Soviet Union had launched nuclear missiles to Cuba, John F. Kennedy blockaded the island and vowed from then on to defend the United States no matter the cost (Chagall). After several agitated days, which the world seemed on the rim of nuclear annihilation, the Soviet Union agreed to abolish the missiles in return for Kennedy's promise to not invade Cuba to remove American missiles from Turkey (Chagall). After a short eight months later on June 1963, Kennedy successfully negotiated that Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty with Great Britain and the Soviet Union, this would be helping to ease Cold War