JFK's Application to Harvard

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Post by valgaze » Mon, Aug 27, 2012, 3:52 AM UTC

JFK's Application to Harvard
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Post by sown » Mon, Aug 27, 2012, 4:18 AM UTC

Heh. Get born into the right family and off to Harvard you go.

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Post by 1337biz » Mon, Aug 27, 2012, 4:26 AM UTC

Just wondering: Is there any decent Pdf host besides scribd? Every time I visit the site I regret it once again. The list of additional domains to whitelist in no-script just to view the content is endless. Just a simple Pdf link would be much more pleasant.

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Post by jpeg_hero » Mon, Aug 27, 2012, 4:29 AM UTC

Seems like the most important page in the application is the letter from ole Joe Kennedy.

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Post by leeoniya » Mon, Aug 27, 2012, 4:29 AM UTC

sown wrote: post #2

Heh. Get born into the right family and off to Harvard you go.

HarvardANYWHERE

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Post by agildehaus » Mon, Aug 27, 2012, 4:30 AM UTC

1337biz wrote: post #3

Just wondering: Is there any decent Pdf host besides scribd? Every time I visit the site I regret it once again. The list of additional domains to whitelist in no-script just to view the content is endless. Just a simple Pdf link would be much more pleasant.

It's not a PDF, but here's the source:

http://www.jfklibrary.org/Asset-Viewer/Archives/JFKPP-002-00...

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Post by hyperbovine » Mon, Aug 27, 2012, 4:30 AM UTC

sown wrote: post #2

Heh. Get born into the right family and off to Harvard you go.

If you're coming from the "right family" a Harvard education probably isn't worth that much to you anyways.

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Post by sliverstorm » Mon, Aug 27, 2012, 4:33 AM UTC

sown wrote: post #2

Heh. Get born into the right family and off to Harvard you go.

Does his application make him out to be unworthy? I'm having a difficult time reading bits.

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Post by mturmon » Mon, Aug 27, 2012, 4:34 AM UTC

The recommendation letter takes pains to talk about JFKs health and vigor, but this is now known to be a front. He had health problems from an early age, and took lots of medications. Reference: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/health/july-dec02/jfk_11-18.h...

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Post by jontas » Mon, Aug 27, 2012, 4:43 AM UTC

mturmon wrote: post #9

The recommendation letter takes pains to talk about JFKs health and vigor, but this is now known to be a front. He had health problems from an early age, and took lots of medications. Reference: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/health/july-dec02/jfk_11-18.h...

The letter from his father to Harvard does mention that he has had some health problems (blood disease) but that he has fully recovered.

Interesting that he was willing to contradict the letter of recommendation that you mentioned. However, it looks like the letter from his father was sent after he had been admitted, so maybe it didn't matter anymore.