John Fitzgerald Kennedy

John F. Kennedy  35th President of the United States In office January 20, 1961 – November 22, 1963

Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson Preceded by Dwight D. Eisenhower Succeeded by Lyndon B. Johnson United States Senator from Massachusetts

In office January 3, 1953 – December 22, 1960 Preceded by Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. Succeeded by Benjamin A. Smith

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 11th district

In office January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1953 Preceded by James Michael Curley Succeeded by Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. Born May 29, 1917 Brookline, Massachusetts Died November 22, 1963 (aged 46) Dallas, Texas

Birth name John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Political party Democratic

Spouse(s) Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy

Children

Arabella Kennedy Caroline Bouvier Kennedy

John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Jr.

Patrick Bouvier Kennedy

Alma mater Harvard College (S.B.)

Occupation Politician Author Religion Roman Catholic

Signature 

Military service Allegiance United States of America Service/branch United States Navy Years of service 1941–1945

Rank  Lieutenant Unit Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109 Battles/wars World War II Solomon Islands campaign Awards  Navy and Marine Corps Medal  Purple Heart  American Defense Service Medal  American Campaign Medal Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 3 bronze stars  World War II Victory Medal

John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963.

After military service as commander of the Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109 and Motor Torpedo Boat PT-59 during World War II in the South Pacific, Kennedy represented Massachusetts's 11th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representativesfrom 1947 to 1953 as a Democrat. Thereafter, he served in the U.S. Senate from 1953 until 1960. Kennedy defeated then Vice President and Republican candidate Richard Nixon in the 1960 U.S. presidential election. He was the second-youngest President (after Theodore Roosevelt), the first 20th Century born President, and the youngest elected to the office, at the age of 43.[4][5] Kennedy is the only Catholic and the first Irish American president, and is the only president to have won aPulitzer Prize.[6] Events during his presidency included the Bay of Pigs Invasion, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the building of the Berlin Wall, the Space Race, the African American Civil Rights Movement and early stages of the Vietnam War.

Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas. Lee Harvey Oswald was charged with the crime but was shot and killed two days later by Jack Ruby before any trial. The FBI, the Warren Commission, and the House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) concluded that Oswald was the assassin, with the HSCA allowing for the probability of conspiracy based on disputed acoustic evidence. Today, Kennedy continues to rank highly in public opinion ratings of former U.S. presidents.

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