The Kennedy family is known for its many accomplishments as well as its many tragedies. Americans are aware of everything the Kennedy sons have given to our country, including their lives. But who was it behind the scenes molding them into the great leaders they had become before their lives were so tragically stolen from them and the American people? Who held that family together through every earth- shattering blow? She is the one we owe so much credit to. She is the Kennedy who shaped her family into a political phenomenon. We have Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy to thank for the many contributions made to the world by her family.
Rose Fitzgerald was born on July 22, 1890, in the kitchen of her parents" red brick flat on Garden Street in Boston's North End. When Rose was born, there were only 42 states. Czars still ruled Russia. Wilbur and Orville Wright were still tinkering with bicycles. The "Nutcracker Suite" was yet to be composed by Tchaikovsky. The Philadelphia Orchestra was not in existence, and the average woman lived to be about 51 years of age. Rose would live to be more than twice that. During her lifetime, the battleship Maine was blown up, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor and America won the Gulf War. World War I and World War II were fought, and armored tanks, planes and rockets were declared the new weapons of war. The Soviet Union formed, grew into a super power and crumbled (LeDuc).
Rose's parents were John Francis Fitzgerald, nicknamed "Honey Fitz" for his sweet singing voice, and Mary Josephine Hannon. While her mother taught her values of dedication to family and religion in the Catholic Church, Honey injected her into a life of politics (Ciccarelli).
Being the youngest student to ever graduate from the school at the age of fifteen, Rose graduated from Dorchester High School with honors in May of 1906. That same year her father was elected mayor. At the age of sixteen, she had passed the entrance exams for Wellesley College where she had planned to attend.
Kennedy U.S. 35TH President (1917-1963) John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born in Brookline Massachusetts on May 29, 1917. His father was Joseph Patrick Kennedy Sr. and his mother was Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy. ... The famous Boston saloon owner married Rose Kennedy in 1940. ... Fitzgerald Jr., and Patrick Bouiver. ... Kennedy had a bad reputation for people opposing his ideas in Dallas. ...
Kennedy, Franklin D. ... John Fitzgerald Kennedy delivered his famous Inaugural Address in 1961. ... Our three presidents who served our country at all different times rose to the occasion of delivering speeches that would touch our heart and soul. ... Kennedy helped our country realize how powerful and strong we really are. ... Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and John Fitzgerald Kennedy each delivered a speech where the style of writing reflected the occasion for which it was written. ...
His mother, Rose, was the daughter of John F. ("Honey Fitz") Fitzgerald, one-time mayor of Boston. ... In the fall of 1941 Kennedy joined the U.S. ... John Kennedy himself had barely escaped death in battle. ... John Kennedy was dead, but the Kennedy mystique was still alive. ...
John Fitzgerald Kennedy truly is a twentieth century American hero. ... John Fitzgerald Kennedy was the master. ... John Fitzgerald Kennedy valued individualism and looked out for people that were less fortunate. ... John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born during the 20th century on May 29, 1917 (Burner 12). ... John Fitzgerald Kennedy was an ambitious person with a die-hard attitude towards hard work. ...
John F. Kennedy This book report is being done on John F. Kennedy. One of the most famous and loved presidents we have had. This report will tell you about his life and how he became one of the great leaders of America. John F. Kennedy was born in Brookline, Massachusetts on May 29, 1917. His g...
The thirty-fifth president of the United States of America, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, was a determined man pushing to make great changes for the nation. ... John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born in Brookline, Massachusetts on May 29, 1917. He was the son of Joseph Patrick Kennedy and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy as well as the second oldest of nine other siblings. ... Fitzgerald, was once a congressman and mayor of Boston. ... Caroline Kennedy was born on November 27, 1957 a healthy baby girl, and instantly had Kennedy under control. ...
Statesman and 35th U.S. president (1961-63), born on May 29, 1917, in Brookline, Massachusetts; the second of Joseph and Rose Kennedy's nine children. ... He married Jacqueline Bouvier on September 12, 1953, and the couple had two children, Caroline Bouvier (born 1957) and John Fitzgerald (born 1960). ... Kennedy engaged in a series of television debates with the Republican candidate, Richard M. ... Kennedy's economic programs launched the country on its longest sustained expansion since World War II. ... In the height of the Cold War period, Kennedy displayed moderation and a firm...
