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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.
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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
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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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Official Site: John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
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View All John F. Kennedy Questions (720) | Ask a QuestionIs there any similarity between the the death of John.F. Kennedy and Abraham Lincoln ? (4 Answers)Oh lordy, there's a whole long list of "coincidences". Or are they?.... #1 - Lincoln became president in 1860 Kennedy became president in 1960 (as you said) #2 - Lincoln ... read moreWhy was Eunice Kennedy hospitalized? (4 Answers)Eunice Kennedy, a well known person for the disabled, was in a critical condition at the Massachusetts hospital on Friday. It has been reported that she was suffering from a ... read moreIs Caroline Kennedy a good choice for Hillary Clintons seat in the New York Senate? (15 Answers)Hillary's seat is of course the one that belonged to her uncle, Robert F. Kennedy. Caroline Kennedy was born in and has lived most of her life in New York ... read morewho shot John F Kennedy? (1 Answer)Kennedy was shot by Lee Harvey Oswald on November 22, 1963. read more
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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
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Trying to stick a “Far Left” label on Righteous Indignation
[...] by Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah) with the support of Democratic Sens. John F. Kerry and the late Edward M. Kennedy, both of Massachusetts, home to the headquarters of the Church of Christ, Scientist.WHO THE [...]Stateofdisbelief | http://riverdaughter.wordpress.com/ Original | Permalink (November 07, 2009 08:01 PM) -
Trying to stick a “Far Left” label on Righteous Indignation
[...] a new era – with the same new hope and new ideas that propelled Franklin Delano Roosevelt towards the New Deal and John F. Kennedy to the New Frontier. We will provide immediate relief to working people who [...]Stateofdisbelief | http://riverdaughter.wordpress.com/ Original | Permalink (November 07, 2009 05:33 PM) -
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[...] by Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah) with the support of Democratic Sens. John F. Kerry and the late Edward M. Kennedy, both of Massachusetts, home to the headquarters of the Church of Christ, Scientist.The [...]Gabriel Hanna | http://sensuouscurmudgeon.wordpress.com/ Original | Permalink (November 07, 2009 05:19 PM) -
The Mind of a Creationist — Inductophobia
[...] by Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah) with the support of Democratic Sens. John F. Kerry and the late Edward M. Kennedy, both of Massachusetts, home to the headquarters of the Church of Christ, Scientist.The [...]Gabriel Hanna | http://sensuouscurmudgeon.wordpress.com/ Original | Permalink (November 07, 2009 05:15 PM) -
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[...] not enlightened enough, the remedy is not to take the power from them, but to inform them by education."John F. Kennedy had this to say as well, "For a nation that is afraid to let its people judge the [...]Mark Baird | http://duanegraham.wordpress.com/ Original | Permalink (November 07, 2009 04:40 PM)
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