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

• 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.

• 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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