John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy was the thirty-fifth President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963.http://millercenter.org/academic/americanpresident/kennedy He was preceded in office by Dwight D. Eisenhower and succeeded by Lyndon Johnson.http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents Kennedy was the youngest President to ever assume the Presidency, and was sworn in as the 35th President on January 20, 1961.http://www.bartleby.com/124/pres56.htmlhttp://www.biography.com/articles/John-Fitzgerald-Kennedy-9362930?part=3

John F. Kennedy was born into an affluent Roman Catholic family which included brothers Robert and Edward Kennedy, both of whom were also involved in politics.http://www.notablebiographies.com/Jo-Ki/Kennedy-John-F.htmlhttp://www.life.com/image/3239923/in-gallery/29912 In 1953, he married Jacqueline Lee Bouvier, who bore him three children: Caroline, John, Jr., and Patrick, who died two days after birth.http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/22/opinion/22hill.html?src=twrhp On November 22, 1963, John F. Kennedy was assassinated while traveling in a Presidential motorcade on the streets of Dallas, Texas.http://www.jfklibrary.org/Historical+Resources/Biographies+and+Profiles/Biographies/John+F.+Kennedy+The+35th+President+of+the+United+States+Page+5.htm John F. Kennedy was interred at the Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.

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.http://www.jfklibrary.org/Historical+Resources/Biographies+and+Profiles/Biographies/John+F.+Kennedy+The+35th+President+of+the+United+States.htm John was the second son of Joseph P. Kennedy and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy.http://www.notablebiographies.com/Jo-Ki/Kennedy-John-F.html

During his youth, Kennedy suffered frequent illnesses which ignited his competitive nature, driving him to write a best-selling book Why England Slept while in attendance at Harvard, and to volunteer for hazardous combat duty during World War II.http://www.notablebiographies.com/Jo-Ki/Kennedy-John-F.html http://www.jfklibrary.org/Historical+Resources/Biographies+and+Profiles/Biographies/John+F.+Kennedy+The+35th+President+of+the+United+States.htm 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.http://www.biography.com/articles/John-Fitzgerald-Kennedy-9362930?part=3http://www.biography.com/articles/John-Fitzgerald-Kennedy-9362930?part=1

On November 22, 1963, John F. Kennedy was assassinated while traveling in a Presidential motorcade on the streets of Dallas, Texas. Lee Harvey Oswald was taken into police custody as a suspect, and was subsequently gunned down at close range two days later by Jack Ruby, while surrounded by police escorts.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xU7Lhd7Wwohttp://www.jfklibrary.org/Historical+Resources/Biographies+and+Profiles/Biographies/John+F.+Kennedy+The+35th+President+of+the+United+States+Page+5.htm Numerous conspiracy theories have all developed over the years regarding Kennedy’s assassination, yet nothing has been conclusively proven.http://www.kdvr.com/news/ktla-jfk-assassination-secret-service-agents,0,1097400.story

• 1917: Born in Brookline, Massachusetts on May 29

• 1940: Harvard thesis Why England Slept is published

• 1946: Elected to U.S. Senate

• 1953: Marries Jacqueline Lee Bouvier on September 12

• 1961: Sworn in as 35th President on January 20

• 1963: Assassinated in Dallas, Texas, on November 22