Anne Collins

John F. Kennedy

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A level 2 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. Written for Learners of English by Anne Collins.

'Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.' More than fifty years ago, the new US President, John F. Kennedy, spoke these words. Millions of Americans listened, and they were filled with hope. With Kennedy as president, surely there was a great future ahead for their country. But Kennedy would not finish his four years as president. In November 1963, the world stopped as terrible news came from Dallas, Texas . . .
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Publication year
2012
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    JOHN F. KENNEDY

    The new president had everything. He came from a rich family, with a strong father who wanted his children to do well. He was charming and intelligent, with a beautiful young wife and two lovely children. He was a war hero, with an award for courage. And when he gave speeches, people listened and believed in what he said. Surely, Americans thought, John F. Kennedy was a great leader for a great country.
    But not everything was so easy. JFK wanted world peace, but there was trouble in Germany, Cuba, and Vietnam. Many Americans fought against the idea of equal rights for black Americans. And a president must be president, even when his back hurts and he is secretly ill.
    And all the time, the sudden end of Kennedy’s extraordinary time as president was coming closer and closer …

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