Take a look at how a future president charted his own New Frontier, as he shares his thoughts in economics:<\/p>\n
A Plea for a raise
\nBy Jack Kennedy<\/p>\n
Dedicated to my
\nMr. J. P. Kennedy<\/p>\n
Chapter I<\/p>\n
My recent allowance is 40\u00a2. This I used for areoplanes and other playthings of childhood but now I am a scout and I put away my childish things. Before I would spend 20\u00a2 of my \u00a2.40 allowance and in five minutes I would have empty pockets and nothing to gain and 20\u00a2 to lose. When I a a scout I have to buy canteens, haversacks, blankets, searchlidgs, poncho things that will last for years and I can always use it while I can\u2019t use a cholcalote marshmellow sunday with vanilla ice cream and so I put in my plea for a raise of thirty cents for me to buy scout things and pay my own way more around.<\/p>\n
Finis<\/p>\n
John Fitzgerald Francis Kennedy<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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<\/a>As America marks the 50th anniversary of JFK\u2019s inauguration<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 and that timeless address he delivered that day \u2014 the note below is, well, of note.<\/p>\n