John F. Kennedy - Wikipedia
WEBJohn Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), often referred to as JFK, was an American politician who served as the 35th president of the United States from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. He was the youngest person elected president.
John F. Kennedy ‑ Facts, Presidency & Assassination - HISTORY
WEBOct 29, 2009 · Elected in 1960 as the 35th president of the United States, 43-year-old John F. Kennedy became one of the youngest U.S. presidents, as well as the first Roman Catholic to hold the office.
John F. Kennedy | Biography, Family, Presidency, Assassination,
WEBSep 5, 2024 · John F. Kennedy was the 35th president of the United States (1961–63), who faced a number of foreign crises, especially the Cuban missile crisis, but managed to secure such achievements as the Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty and the Alliance for Progress.
Life of John F. Kennedy - JFK Library
WEBJohn F. Kennedy was becoming a popular politician. In 1956 he was almost picked to run for vice president. Kennedy nonetheless decided that he would run for president in the next election. He began working very long hours and traveling all …
John F. Kennedy | The White House
WEBJohn 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...
John F. Kennedy - White House Historical Association
WEBJohn F. Kennedy. On November 22, 1963, when he was hardly past his first thousand days in office, John Fitzgerald Kennedy was shot to death as his motorcade wound through Dallas, Texas. Kennedy was the youngest man elected president; he was the youngest to …
John F. Kennedy - 35th President, Cold War, Assassination
WEBSep 5, 2024 · John F. Kennedy - 35th President, Cold War, Assassination: Kennedy had nearly become Stevenson’s vice presidential running mate in 1956. The charismatic young New Englander’s near victory and his televised speech of concession (Estes Kefauver won the vice presidential nomination) brought him into some 40 million American homes.
The Life and Presidency of John F. Kennedy
WEBFeb 17, 2020 · John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 1917–1963 . John Fitzgerald Kennedy, born in Brookline, Massachusetts, was the second son in a prominent Irish Catholic family. His father, Joseph Kennedy, was a well-known businessman, and his mother, Rose Fitzgerald, the daughter of a U.S. congressman and mayor of Boston.
John F. Kennedy summary | Britannica
WEBJohn F. Kennedy, (born May 29, 1917, Brookline, Mass., U.S.—died Nov. 22, 1963, Dallas, Texas), 35th president of the U.S. (1961–63). The son of Joseph P. Kennedy , he graduated from Harvard University in 1940 and joined the navy the following year.
Presidency of John F. Kennedy - Wikipedia
WEBJohn F. Kennedy's tenure as the 35th president of the United States began with his inauguration on January 20, 1961, and ended with his assassination on November 22, 1963. Kennedy, a Democrat from Massachusetts, took office following his narrow victory over Republican incumbent vice president Richard Nixon in the 1960 presidential election.