Introduction:
This video recording is from three days after Kennedy announced he would be running in the 1960 election. In this conversation with newspaper men Kennedy reveals why he wants and is willing to be president. One interviewer says that he is well off and would not have to worry, yet he wants to be president. This offers a perfect look at Kennedy's motivations just days after he officially threw his hat into the ring.
1) Question to Consider: What are Kennedy's motivations to being president? Why is his money not enough to him? Support with 2 pieces of evidence from the video.
JFK "On Running for President" (January 5, 1960) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKMFNtvJwlc (accessed 8/9/15)
This video recording is from three days after Kennedy announced he would be running in the 1960 election. In this conversation with newspaper men Kennedy reveals why he wants and is willing to be president. One interviewer says that he is well off and would not have to worry, yet he wants to be president. This offers a perfect look at Kennedy's motivations just days after he officially threw his hat into the ring.
1) Question to Consider: What are Kennedy's motivations to being president? Why is his money not enough to him? Support with 2 pieces of evidence from the video.
JFK "On Running for President" (January 5, 1960) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKMFNtvJwlc (accessed 8/9/15)