Dwight David Eisenhower
Beginning of paper
The taste of victory was fresh and sweet to John Fitzgerald Kennedy.
Just about a year ago, he sat in the drawing room of his Georgetown home
and spoke breezily about the office he would assume. "Sure it's a big job,"
he said. "But I don't know anybody who can do it any better than I can. I'm
going ....
Middle of paper
.... The words, not particularly memorable, might have come from any of a
thousand thoughtful executives after a year on the job. But here they were
spoken by the still-young executive in the world's biggest job, and they
showed the difference in attitude and tone that twelve months in the White
House have worked on John F. Kennedy.
Jack Kennedy -- Man of the Year for 1961 -- had passionately sought
the presidency. The closeness of his victory did not disturb him; he took
over the office w ....
------------------
Word count: 5324
Page count: 20 (approximately 250 words per page)
