Wednesday, March 24, 2010

The JFK Library and Museum


Three things i leaarned about JFK prior to the trip.
  1. His Father, Joseph P Kennedy Sr., was the ambassador to the United Kingdom.
  2. He gave a speech in West Berlin about how communism is a failure and they need a wall to keep people in.
  3. JFK ordered a naval blockade of Cuba.
While at the museum what i found most interesting was the Berlin Wall, The Coconut, and the Space Exhibit. In that order.

I kind of wanted to learn more about why the Berlin wall was there because i didn't know he had any ties to it and the whole Germany, Soviet Union affair is something i find interesting.

I like JFK, I think he was a good president but i don't think he should make top 10. With the JFK assassination i don't think JFK really did a whole lot, he had great ideas but wasnt able to carry them out according to plan. I also think that because he distilled hope in everyone that they felt like he was an amazing president because he was gonna get all this stuff done but then he died and it saddened everyone. Because Lyndon Johnson followed him, JFK was able to get some of the laws passed that he wanted, but over all JFK, not top 10.