1. I never knew that JFK had such a large family. I for whatever reason thought that there was just him, Bobby, and Eunice Kennedy. I never knew that he came from such a large well off family that had as many houses as he did. He has houses in Paris, Hamptons, Cape Cod, and Boston. I also was not aware that his dad was as involved in government as he was. This would make sense being that JFK got involved at a young age. I also never knew that JFK had such an affinity for writing. I never knew that he had published his own books. I found this to be quite interesting. I also did not know that JFK was as involved in special needs as he was. I didn't know that he had gotten involved in special needs programs at all. I think that this was incredibly noble of him. Most presidents do some kind of charity work but I thought it was interesting that he chose a field to do charity work that had little to no attention to it at all. I never knew that Eunice basically started the Special Olympics. I think that's awesome!!! I also never knew that the President recorded most of his speeches and phone calls. I think that it's a good idea so that people can't accuse you of saying things that are not true. I thought that listening to some of these phone calls and reading some of the documents was very interesting.
2. I thought that the walking around the museum was the most interesting. Seeing the pictures, his random things that he has gotten throughout his life, and all his quotes on the wall was really cool. I also enjoyed the space exhibit.
3. I was hoping to see the coconut but Kayla and I could not locate it (lol). Other than trying harder to locate the coconut I don't think that I would have changed anything. Actually, maybe the length of some of the videos. I found them hard to stay awake for and often times my mind would wander to something else.
4. To be perfectly honest I don't think JFK deserves to be listed as one of the greatest presidents of all time. I think he had a lot of good ideas, but he did not accomplish enough to deserve that title. I think that he was a reasonably good president with a lot of good ideas and hope that was not able to get carried out because of his death. I feel that he is not really the best representation or atleast not the person I would want to represent our country. I don't want someone who had multiple affairs representing America like that. I think it sends the wrong message, like we are all promiscuous people that don't really care. I think that he was a good president and belongs somewhere in the the top ten...maybe number ten.
