John F. Kennedy

Extracted Attributes

• Awards

  Navy and Marine Corps Medal, Pulitzer Prize (for Profiles in Courage)

• Spouse

  Jacqueline Kennedy

• Nickname

  JFK, Jack

• Religion

  Catholic (first Catholic elected president)

• Education

  Harvard University (graduated 1940)

• Full Name

  John Fitzgerald Kennedy

• Presidency

  35th President of the United States

• Date of Birth

  1917-05-29

• Date of Death

  1963-11-22

• Military Role

  Commander of PT boats in Pacific theater (WWII)

• Resting Place

  Arlington National Cemetery

• Place of Birth

  Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S.

• Place of Death

  Dallas, Texas, U.S. (Parkland Memorial Hospital)

• Age at Election

  43 years

• Manner of Death

  Assassination by gunshot

• Political Party

  Democratic Party

• Military Service

  U.S. Naval Reserve (1941)

• Presidential Term

  1961-1963

• Notable Work (Book)

  Profiles in Courage

• Notable Work (Speech)

  Ich bin ein Berliner

Timeline

• Born in Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S. (Source: Wikipedia, Wikidata)

  1917-05-29

• Graduated from Harvard University. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1940

• Joined the U.S. Naval Reserve. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1941

• Assumed command of PT-109 in the Pacific theater during World War II. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1942-12-08

• PT-109 was sunk by a Japanese destroyer, and Kennedy rescued his fellow sailors, earning the Navy and Marine Corps Medal. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1943-08-02

• Began serving in the U.S. House of Representatives for Massachusetts's 11th congressional district. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1947-01-03

• Elected to the U.S. Senate. (Source: JFK Library)

  1952

• Began serving as the junior senator for Massachusetts in the U.S. Senate. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1953-01-03

• Married Jacqueline Kennedy. (Source: Biography.com)

  1953

• Published his book "Profiles in Courage," which later won a Pulitzer Prize. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1956

• Narrowly defeated Republican opponent Richard Nixon in the 1960 presidential election, becoming the youngest person elected president. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1960-11-08

• Inaugurated as the 35th President of the United States, delivering his famous inaugural address. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1961-01-20

• Established the Peace Corps by executive order. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1961-03-01

• Authorized the failed Bay of Pigs Invasion in Cuba. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1961-04-17

• Sent an army convoy to reassure West Berliners after East German troops erected the Berlin Wall. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1961-08

• Authorized Operation Mongoose, aimed at removing communists from power in Cuba. (Source: DBPedia)

  1961-11

• Presided over the Cuban Missile Crisis, a tense confrontation with the Soviet Union over missile bases in Cuba. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1962-10

• Delivered his famous "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech in West Berlin. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1963-06-26

• Signed the first nuclear weapons treaty (Partial Test Ban Treaty). (Source: Wikipedia)

  1963-10

• Assassinated in Dallas, Texas, becoming the youngest President to die in office. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1963-11-22

• Congress enacted many of his proposals, including the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Revenue Act of 1964, after his death. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1964

John F. Kennedy

John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), also known as JFK, was the 35th president of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. He was the youngest person elected president at 43 years. Kennedy served at the height of the Cold War, and the majority of his foreign policy concerned relations with the Soviet Union and Cuba. A member of the Democratic Party, Kennedy represented Massachusetts in both houses of the United States Congress before his presidency. Born into the prominent Kennedy family in Brookline, Massachusetts, Kennedy graduated from Harvard University in 1940, joining the U.S. Naval Reserve the following year. During World War II, he commanded PT boats in the Pacific theater. Kennedy's survival following the sinking of PT-109 and his rescue of his fellow sailors made him a war hero and earned the Navy and Marine Corps Medal, but left him with serious injuries. After a brief stint in journalism, Kennedy represented a working-class Boston district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1947 to 1953. He was subsequently elected to the U.S. Senate, serving as the junior senator for Massachusetts from 1953 to 1960. While in the Senate, Kennedy published his book Profiles in Courage, which won a Pulitzer Prize. Kennedy ran in the 1960 presidential election. His campaign gained momentum after the first televised presidential debates in American history, and he was elected president, narrowly defeating Republican opponent Richard Nixon, the incumbent vice president. Kennedy's presidency saw high tensions with communist states in the Cold War. He increased the number of American military advisers in South Vietnam, and the Strategic Hamlet Program began during his presidency. In 1961, he authorized attempts to overthrow the Cuban government of Fidel Castro in the failed Bay of Pigs Invasion and Operation Mongoose. In October 1962, U.S. spy planes discovered Soviet missile bases had been deployed in Cuba. The resulting period of tensions, termed the Cuban Missile Crisis, nearly resulted in nuclear war. In August 1961, after East German troops erected the Berlin Wall, Kennedy sent an army convoy to reassure West Berliners of U.S. support, and delivered one of his most famous speeches in West Berlin in June 1963. In 1963, Kennedy signed the first nuclear weapons treaty. He presided over the establishment of the Peace Corps, Alliance for Progress with Latin America, and the continuation of the Apollo program with the goal of landing a man on the Moon before 1970. He supported the civil rights movement but was only somewhat successful in passing his New Frontier domestic policies. On November 22, 1963, Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas. His vice president, Lyndon B. Johnson, assumed the presidency. Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested for the assassination, but he was shot and killed by Jack Ruby two days later. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Warren Commission both concluded Oswald had acted alone, but conspiracy theories about the assassination persist. After Kennedy's death, Congress enacted many of his proposals, including the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Revenue Act of 1964. Kennedy ranks highly in polls of U.S. presidents with historians and the general public. His personal life has been the focus of considerable sustained interest following public revelations in the 1970s of his chronic health ailments and extramarital affairs. Kennedy is the most recent U.S. president to have died in office.

Web Search Results

• John F. Kennedy - Wikipedia

  John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), also known as JFK, was the 35th president of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. He was the youngest person elected president at 43 years. Kennedy served at the height of the Cold War, and the majority of his foreign policy concerned relations with the Soviet Union and Cuba. A member of the Democratic Party "Democratic Party (United States)"), Kennedy represented Massachusetts in both houses of the [...] | In office January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1953 | | Preceded by | James Michael Curley | | Succeeded by | Tip O'Neill | | | | Personal details | | Born | John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1917-05-29)May 29, 1917 Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S. | | Died | November 22, 1963(1963-11-22) (aged 46) Dallas, Texas, U.S. | | Manner of death | Assassination by gunshot | | Resting place | Arlington National Cemetery | | Political party | Democratic "Democratic Party (United States)") | [...] John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born outside Boston in Brookline, Massachusetts, on May 29, 1917, to Joseph P. Kennedy Sr., a businessman and politician, and Rose Kennedy (née Fitzgerald), a philanthropist and socialite. His paternal grandfather, P. J. Kennedy, was an East Boston ward boss and Massachusetts state legislator. Kennedy's maternal grandfather and namesake, John F. Fitzgerald, was a U.S. congressman and two-term mayor of Boston. All four of his grandparents were children of Irish

• John F. Kennedy | The White House

  John F. Kennedy was the 35th President of the United States (1961-1963), the youngest man elected to the office. On November 22, 1963, when he was hardly past his first thousand days in office, JFK was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, becoming also the youngest President to die. [...] Skip to content This is historical material “frozen in time”. The website is no longer updated and links to external websites and some internal pages may not work. The White House The White House The White House ## Mobile Menu Overlay The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, DC 20500 # John F. Kennedy The 35th President of the United States The biography for President Kennedy and past presidents is courtesy of the White House Historical Association. [...] On November 22, 1963, when he was hardly past his first thousand days in office, John Fitzgerald Kennedy was killed by an assassin’s bullets as his motorcade wound through Dallas, Texas. Kennedy was the youngest man elected President; he was the youngest to die.

• John F. Kennedy: Biography, 35th U.S. President, Political Leader

  Skip to Content 1. Famous Political Figures 2. U.S. Presidents 3. John F. Kennedy # John F. Kennedy John F. Kennedy, the 35th U.S. president, negotiated the Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty and initiated the Alliance for Progress. He was assassinated in 1963. By Biography.com Editors > 1917-1963 ## Jump to: [...] FULL NAME: John Fitzgerald Kennedy BORN: May 29, 1917 DIED: November 22, 1963 BIRTHPLACE: Brookline, Massachusetts SPOUSE: Jaqueline Kennedy (1953-1963) CHILDREN: Caroline Kennedy, John F. Kennedy Jr., and Patrick Kennedy ASTROLOGICAL SIGN: Gemini Advertisement - Continue Reading Below ## Early Life Getty Images John F. Kennedy as a baby, circa 1918 [...] John F. Kennedy was sworn in as the 35th president of the United States on January 20, 1961. Delivering his legendary inaugural address on January 20, 1961, Kennedy sought to inspire all Americans to more active citizenship. “Ask not what your country can do for you,” he famously said. “Ask what you can do for your country.” During his brief tenure as president, Kennedy did much for America. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below ## Foreign Affairs

• Presidency of John F. Kennedy - Wikipedia

  Kennedy was inaugurated as the nation's 35th president on January 20, 1961, on the East Portico of the United States Capitol. Chief Justice Earl Warren administered the oath of office. In his inaugural address, Kennedy spoke of the need for all Americans to be active citizens, famously saying: "Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country." He also invited the nations of the world to join to fight what he called the "common enemies of man: tyranny, poverty, [...] Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963, while visiting Dallas, Texas. The Warren Commission concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in assassinating Kennedy, but the assassination gave rise to a wide array of conspiracy theories. Kennedy was the first Roman Catholic elected president, as well as the youngest candidate ever to win a U.S. presidential election. Historians and political scientists tend to rank Kennedy as an above-average president. ## 1960 election [edit] [...] On November 8, 1960, Kennedy defeated Nixon in one of the closest presidential elections in American history. Kennedy won the popular vote by a narrow margin of 120,000 votes out of a record 68.8 million ballots cast. He won the electoral vote by a wider margin, receiving 303 votes to Nixon's 219. 14 unpledged electors from two states—Alabama and Mississippi—voted for Senator Harry F. Byrd of Virginia, as did one faithless elector in Oklahoma. In the concurrent congressional elections,

• Life of John F. Kennedy | JFK Library

  John F. Kennedy was sworn in as the 35th president on January 20, 1961. In his inaugural speech he spoke of the need for all Americans to be active citizens. "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country," he said. He also asked the nations of the world to join together to fight what he called the "common enemies of man: tyranny, poverty, disease, and war itself." President Kennedy, together with his wife and two children, brought a new, youthful spirit to the [...] This was the beginning of Jack’s political career. As the years went on, John F. Kennedy, a Democrat, served three terms (six years) in the House of Representatives, and in 1952 he was elected to the US Senate. [...] John Fitzgerald Kennedy Born Brookline, Mass. (83 Beals Street) May 29, 1917

• Award

  Presidential Medal of Freedom

• Image

  

• Gender

  male

• Educated At

  Princeton University

• Instance Of

  Q5

• Occupation

  writer

• Citizenship

  United States

• Date Of Birth

  5/29/1917

• Date Of Death

  11/22/1963

• Notable Work

  Ich bin ein Berliner

• Place Of Birth

  Brookline

• Place Of Death

  Parkland Memorial Hospital

John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), often referred to by his initials JFK and the nickname Jack, was an American politician who served as the 35th president of the United States from 1961 until his assassination near the end of his third year in office. Kennedy was the youngest person to assume the presidency by election. He was also the youngest president at the end of his tenure. Kennedy served at the height of the Cold War, and the majority of his work as president concerned relations with the Soviet Union and Cuba. A Democrat, he represented Massachusetts in both houses of the U.S. Congress prior to his presidency. Born into the prominent Kennedy family in Brookline, Massachusetts, Kennedy graduated from Harvard University in 1940 before joining the U.S. Naval Reserve the following year. During World War II, he commanded a series of PT boats in the Pacific theater. Kennedy's survival of the sinking of PT-109 and rescue of his fellow sailors made him a war hero for which he earned the Navy and Marine Corps Medal, but left him with serious injuries. After a brief stint in journalism, Kennedy represented a working-class Boston district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1947 to 1953. He was subsequently elected to the U.S. Senate and served as the junior senator for Massachusetts from 1953 to 1960. While in the Senate, Kennedy published his book, Profiles in Courage, which won a Pulitzer Prize. In the 1960 presidential election, he narrowly defeated Republican opponent Richard Nixon, who was the incumbent vice president. Kennedy's humor, charm, and youth in addition to his father's money and contacts were great assets in his campaign. Kennedy's campaign gained momentum after the first televised presidential debates in American history. He was the first Catholic elected president. Kennedy's administration included high tensions with communist states in the Cold War. As a result, he increased the number of American military advisers in South Vietnam. The Strategic Hamlet Program began in Vietnam during his presidency. In April 1961, he authorized an attempt to overthrow the Cuban government of Fidel Castro in the failed Bay of Pigs Invasion. In November 1961, he authorized the Operation Mongoose, also aimed at removing the communists from power in Cuba. He rejected Operation Northwoods in March 1962, but his administration continued to plan for an invasion of Cuba in the summer of 1962. The following October, U.S. spy planes discovered Soviet missile bases had been deployed in Cuba; the resulting period of tensions, termed the Cuban Missile Crisis, nearly resulted in the breakout of a global thermonuclear conflict. He also signed the first nuclear weapons treaty in October 1963. Kennedy presided over the establishment of the Peace Corps, Alliance for Progress with Latin America, and the continuation of the Apollo program with the goal of landing a man on the Moon before 1970. He also supported the civil rights movement but was only somewhat successful in passing his New Frontier domestic policies. On November 22, 1963, Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas. His vice president, Lyndon B. Johnson, assumed the presidency upon Kennedy's death. Lee Harvey Oswald, a former U.S. Marine, was arrested for the assassination, but he was shot and killed by Jack Ruby two days later. The FBI and the Warren Commission both concluded Oswald had acted alone. After Kennedy's death, Congress enacted many of his proposals, including the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Revenue Act of 1964. Despite his truncated presidency, Kennedy ranks highly in polls of U.S. presidents with historians and the general public. His personal life has also been the focus of considerable sustained interest following public revelations in the 1970s of his chronic health ailments and extramarital affairs. Kennedy is the most recent U.S. president to have died in office.