John F. Kennedy

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Official Site: John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
WhiteHouse.gov: Biography of John F. Kennedy
Wikipedia: John F. Kennedy
PBS American Experience: John F. Kennedy overview
University of Virginia Miller Center: John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1917 - 1963)
Amazon.com: Profiles in Courage by John F. Kennedy
YouTube: JFK Inaugural Address (Pt 1) (Time 09:58) | Pt (Time 05:36)

John F. Kennedy News

Variety.com: HBO, Playtone plan JFK miniseries
The New York Times: "Who Killed Kennedy? One Man’s Answer" (2007)
Boston.com: "Cape unveils statue of President Kennedy" (2007)
TimesWV.com: "Honoring fathers and JFK" (2007)
PR Newswire: John F. Kennedy's Inauguration Day Shirt Up for Auction
The New York Times

John F. Kennedy Background and Profiles

JFK Library: Reference Desk
Time Magazine: Complete Archived Issue: November 16, 1960
Lucidcafe: John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 35th President of the United States profile
Arlington National Cemetary: John Fitzgerald Kennedy overview
US Air Force: Kennedy and Defense: The formative years
Internet Public Library: John F. Kennedy information
American RadioWorks: The President Calling
Last Will and Testament of John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy Blogs and Articles

Taylor Marsh: John F. Kennedy: May 29, 1917 - November 22, 1963
Townhall.com: The Kennedy Catastrophe: Banishing Religion from the Public Square
My Left Wing: John F. Kennedy on being a liberal
History News Network: The Kennedy Brothers and Civil Rights
Free Republic: JFK vs. The Federal Reserve
The Eisenthal Report: JFK at 90
Musings of the Independent Mind: Happy 90th Birthday, President Kennedy
RealClearPolitics: Profile in Courage? Not John Murtha (2006)
Google Blog Search: President Kennedy

John F. Kennedy Memorials and Remembrance

Gadling blog: John F. Kennedy's Birthday and Locations with his Name
Harvard.edu: The John F. Kennedy School of Government
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
NASA: Kennedy Space Center
National Park Service: John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site
JFK University
EulogyWriters.com: John F. Kennedy Funeral Eulogy by Senator Jacob Javits (1963)

John F. Kennedy Photos

The History Place: John F. Kennedy photo history
Flickr: John F. Kennedy clusters
Google Images: JFK and John Kennedy
Celebrity Morgue: John F. Kennedy Assassination photos

John F. Kennedy Audio and Video

YouTube: Marilyn Monroe sings "Happy Birthday" to JFK
YouTube: Newsreel: Kennedy on the Cuban Missile Crisis
YouTube: Moon Speech - Rice Stadium, Part 1 of 2
YouTube: John F. Kennedy 1960 WV Primary ad
YouTube: Nixon vs Kennedy, 1960 Presidential Election
YouTube and Google Video: John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy Assassination

YouTube: Zapruder film of JFK Assassination
YouTube: CBS News Bulletin: John F. Kennedy Assassination
IMDb: JFK (1991)
Wikipedia: John F. Kennedy assassination
National Archives: JFK Assassination Records
JohnFKennedy.net: Conspiracy articles and videos
The John F. Kennedy Assassination home page
The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

John F. Kennedy Criticism and Controversy

Wikipedia: Bay of Pigs Invasion
Weekly Standard: The President as Priapist (2003)
Boston.com: "In pantheon, whither JFK?" (2006)
The National Security Archive: Bay of Pigs: 40 Years After
Amazon.com: The Dark Side of Camelot by Seymour Hersh
The New York Times: " He Was No Jack Kennedy" (1991)
Marquette University: St. John the Liberal?
U.S. Navy: Report on Loss of PT-109
Columbia Journalism Review: Unshining Moments (1998)

John F. Kennedy Timeline

May 29, 1917: Born in Brookline, Massachusetts
July, 1940: Harvard thesis - Why England Slept - becomes a best-seller
August 2, 1943: Kennedy's boat - PT-109 - rammed by Japanese vessel
1946: Elected to U.S. Senate
September 12, 1953: Marries Jacqueline Lee Bouvier
January 20, 1961: Sworn in as 35th President
April 17, 1961: Approves Bay of Pigs Invasion
October 14-28, 1962: Cuban Missile Crisis
June 11, 1963: Intervenes against Governor George Wallace on behalf of Alabama desegregation efforts
November 22, 1963: Assassinated in Dallas, Texas
November 24, 1963: Suspected assassin Lee Harvey Oswald killed by Jack Ruby

John F. Kennedy Writings and Speeches

JFK Library: Speeches of John F. Kennedy
Archives: JFK Link
PeaceCorps.gov: Remarks of Senator John F. Kennedy
Rice University: Audio and Transcript: Kennedy on the Space Effort (1962)
The Avalon Project: Inaugural Address of John F. Kennedy (1961)
State Department: Address to Southern Baptist Leaders (1960)
JFK Library: Kennedy addresses Catholicism in the presidential campaign (1960)

John F. Kennedy Books and Merchandise

Amazon.com: An Unfinished Life by Robert Dallek
Amazon.com: Reclaiming History: The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy by Vincent Bugliosi
AllPosters.com: John F. Kennedy posters and photos
Amazon.com: John F. Kennedy search
eBay: John F. Kennedy auctions

John F. Kennedy Satire and Culture

Wikipedia: Ich bin ein Berliner
Wikipedia: Joe Quimby

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Guide Note

John F. Kennedy was the thirty-fifth President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. He was preceded in office by Dwight D. Eisenhower and succeeded by Lyndon Johnson.

Fast Facts

Born: May 29, 1917
Birth place: Brookline, Massachusetts
Son of businessman Joseph P. Kennedy and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy
Nickname(s): JFK, Jack
Religion: Roman Catholic
Education: Harvard College (graduated 1940)
Careers: Author, U.S. Navy Officer, Journalist, Public Official
Veteran of World War II
Writings: Why England Slept (1940); Profiles in Courage (1956)
Marriage: Jacqueline Lee Bouvier (1929-1994), September 12, 1953
Children: Caroline Bouvier (1957- ); John Fitzgerald, Jr. (1960-1999); Patrick Bouvier (1963)
Political Party: Democrat
Youngest person to be elected President of the United States
Last non-Southern Democrat elected President
In high school, voted "Most likely to become President"
Died: November 22, 1963, Dallas, Texas
Burial: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia

Background

Born into a rich, politically-connected Boston family of Irish Catholics, John F. Kennedy and his eight siblings attended elite private schools, and enjoyed sailboating, servants, and summer homes.

During his youth, Kennedy suffered frequent illnesses, which ignited his competitive nature, driving him to write a best-selling book while in attendance at Harvard, and to volunteer for hazardous combat duty during World War II. Returning home as a war hero, Kennedy entered politics, serving in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1947 to 1953, the U.S. Senate from 1953 to 1961, and U.S. President from 1961 until his assassination in November of 1963.

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