John F. Kennedy (American President)

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John Fitzgerald Kennedy

birthplace

Brookline, MA

birthday

May 29

Life

1917-1963

age

OFC:43 , d. 46

party

Democratic

presidency highlights

Cuba crisis — Assassinated in Dallas

nickname:

JFK, Jack

vice-president:

Lyndon Johnson

previous office

Senator ( MA)

key background fact:

Pulitzer prize winner — Purple Heart in WW II

occupation

U.S. Navy Officer, Author

military service

Lieutenant - U.S. Navy (Naval Reserve) - WW II (PT-boat captain)

children

3: 2 boys 1 girl

wife:

Jacqueline Lee Bouvier (1953)

height

6' 0'' / 1.83 m

higher education

Harvard, Stanford

religion

Roman Catholic

quote

"My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you —ask what you can do for your country."

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actions & events

1961 Peace Corps program
1961 "Moon race" starts
1963 "Washington March"
1963 Assassinated In Dallas by Lee Harvey Oswald

foreign affairs

1961 Vienna Summit
1961 Alliance for Progress- aid to Latin America
1961 Bay of Pigs fiasco
1962 Cuban Missile Crisis
1963 Nuclear Test Ban

unique facts

First and only Catholic president.
First president who served in the Navy
The first to appoint his brother to a cabinet position.

interesting

His father gave him 1 mil $ when he turned 21.
His right leg was 3/4 inch longer than his left. Sometimes he used crutches because of his back problem.

military activity

1963 “Advisers” attached to the South Vietnamese Army increased to 16,732.

Legacy

His youth, vigor, and style brought a fresh air in the presidency. He revived the New Deal and Fair Deal programs and continued containment to prevent spread of communism (Vietnam, Cuba). His assassination shocked the world.

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