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John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 1000 days of passion ended in blood

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Domenico Iozzo

At 45 years after his death, the election of Obama represents the dawn of the democratic awakening

Q uarantacinque years ago, on November 22, 1963, died assassinated in Dallas with a gunshot to the neck, John Fitzgerald Kennedy. With him died the dream of American democracy that had accompanied and impressed the voters for only 1000 days. Elected president of the United States of America, took office in January 1961 at the age of 43 years, second son of nine children, was the first Catholic president in American history, the first president born in the twentieth century and, unfortunately, the youngest to die while still in office. Famous advocate of freedom and democratic values, believes the bearer of equality and fervent popularizer of the concepts of peace and social solidarity, was a figure beloved by the American people hated but often at the apex of power. Unforgettable inaugural speech in which he spoke well of the need for all Americans to be active citizens: "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country." In one of the famous speeches of the New Frontier, asked the nations of the world to join in the fight against what he called "the common enemies of mankind ... The tyranny, poverty, disease and war." After these words the story, not just American, he changed.

brilliant political career and the support of family took him to the presidential chair for him at times very uncomfortable: the foreign policy such as saw him busy in solving the critical relationship with Cuba originated from the numerous terrorist attacks during the previous government in implementation of the Eisenhower plan aimed at removing the socialist leader Fidel Castro by the guide of the Caribbean archipelago. Following the failed attempt of landing in the Bay of Pigs invasion - which threw discredit on the image of Kennedy's wishes overturned because of his campaigning so that, even today, the conspiracy theorists believe that the assassination was a result of liability related to military failure - the fear grew around the "missile crisis" because of military base that the Russians built in Cuba in response to what the U.S. had installed in Turkey. JFK, while contrasting with those of officials and ministers, instead of launching a military strike that would have started a nuclear war, he ordered a naval blockade and started negotiations with the Soviets: in exchange for the withdrawal of the missiles, Khrushchev Kennedy obtained from the formal commitment not to attack the military ' island of Cuba foil, so, major disasters have already been announced. The effects of the failure counter, however, still remain: the UN General Assembly voted a few days ago for the 17th consecutive year, the end of the embargo, called for by President Kennedy that the U.S. government maintains against Cuba for nearly 50 years.

stating that "those who make peaceful revolution impossible make violent revolution inevitable", Kennedy sought to contain the spread of communism in Latin America by founding the Alliance for Progress with the aim of send aid to nations in distress and to seek to impose a greater respect for human rights in the region. Instituted during the first year of his presidency, the Peace Corps - a program Volunteer aimed at developing countries that still exists - which remains one of the most enduring legacy of the Kennedy administration. Although in 1954 it was banned racial segregation in schools, in many places in the country, and especially in the South, he continued to keep blacks away from whites, in this climate of hatred and anger Kennedy supported the cause of Martin Luther King, bringing with him during the election campaign of 1960 the wife of Reverend already imprisoned. Courageous decision and uncomfortable, but that led to his election win earning him the consent of the blacks, but also the many whites who believed in equality and opportunity to live in a society freedom and civil. Nor can we forget the Vietnam issue, recalling that in 1963 JFK had ordered the withdrawal of 1,000 men from the front. He arrived in a historical period marked by the complexity of racial segregation, which poisons the society of those years, Kennedy - reminding humanity and simplicity with which it conducted the life (now not private) with his family and his sons in the House Bianca - has certainly been the sense of change, a breath of fresh air so strong it swept away all doubt: the heroes, courageous people and bearers of good for your country may exist and may take the guise of politicians, presidents the greatest power the world.

In his first speech as president of the United States, Barack Obama said "nothing is impossible in America" \u200b\u200brestoring force at the American dream and announced that the much-needed change finally "arrived." A multiracial crowd, thrilled to the excitement felt the need to exercise their right to vote to demand a change in direction after eight years of Republican office, which opened with the war and ended with the war to more aggravated the economic crisis. The first black president - who has managed to raise the voice of the people against an opponent upon himself still bore the marks of an ugly past Vietnam called - can only respond with the facts now that the promise of restoring hope to those who feel abandoned or at the margins of society by showing that America is strong and compact even on the battlefield of civil rights. The dawn of the democratic awakening has barely begun.

" A man does what he is doing his duty, whatever the personal consequences, such that the obstacles, dangers or pressures. This is the basis of all morality human "

JFK