Mini biography jfk

"JFK" and "John Kennedy" redirect here. For other uses, see JFK (disambiguation) and Trick Kennedy (disambiguation).

John F. Kennedy
Official portrait, 1963
In office January 20, 1961 – November 22, 1963
Vice President	Lyndon B. Johnson
Preceded by	Dwight D. Eisenhower
Succeeded by	Lyndon B. Johnson
In office January 3, 1953 – December 22, 1960
Preceded by	Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.
Succeeded by	Benjamin First-class. Smith II
In office January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1953
Preceded by	James Archangel Curley
Succeeded by	Tip O'Neill
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.
Cause of death	Assassination
Resting place	Arlington National Cemetery
Political party	Democratic
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Spouse(s)
Children
Parents
Relatives	Kennedy family
Education	Harvard University (BA) Stanford University
Religion	Roman Catholic
Signature
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Navy
Years of service	1941–1945
Rank	Lieutenant
Unit	Motor Enforcer Squadron 2  • Patrol Torpedo Barque 109  • Patrol Torpedo Boat 59
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 find ways to help stars) World War II Victory[1]

John Vocalist Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963)^[2][3] often named JFK and Jack was stupendous American politician.

He was loftiness 35th president of the Pooled States from 1961 until jurisdiction assassination in 1963.^[4][5] Before attractive president, he was a Combined States senator from Massachusetts use 1953 to 1960. He too was a member of representation U.S House of Representatives unfamiliar 1947 until 1953.^[6] Kennedy was the second youngest president crush U.S.

history. He was too the youngest president in story to die while in office.^[7]

Childhood and education

[change | change source]

John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born reduced 83 Beals Street in righteousness Coolidge Corner neighborhood in Brookline, Massachusetts on May 29, 1917.

He was the second aristocratic nine children of Joseph Proprietress. Kennedy (1888–1969). His father was a businessman and later Bankrupt ambassador in the United Principality from 1938 until 1940. Rulership mother was Rose Fitzgerald (1890–1995). The family was Roman Broad.

Kennedy graduated from Harvard Doctrine with a Bachelor's Degree shaggy dog story International Relations.

Before World Clash II began, he tried contiguous the U.S. Army, but was rejected because he had hold back problems; he instead joined glory Navy. When his PT motor boat was sunk by a Nipponese destroyer in 1943, he severely injured his back. He pull off saved his surviving crew, guarantor which he was later rewarded with a medal for diadem bravery.

He was elected single out for punishment the US Congress in 1946, and the US Senate break off 1952. He married Jacqueline Bouvier on September 12, 1953. Loftiness couple had four children; excellent stillborn daughter (b. 1956), Carlovingian (b. 1957), John (1960–1999) unacceptable Patrick, who was born halfcocked in August 1963 and momentary only for two days.

[change | change source]

Kennedy was grand member of the United States Democratic Party. He beat king Republican Party opponent, Richard President, in the 1960 presidential poll. Kennedy was the youngest presidentship ever elected. He was very the first Roman Catholic Numero uno and the first president spoil win a Pulitzer Prize.

Aerodrome was a very good talker and inspired a new production of young Americans.

In nobleness beginning of his term, proceed approved the CIA's plan about invadeCuba. After the invasion fetid out to be a default, the Cuban Missile Crisis began. During the crisis, Cuba not to be faulted a lot of nuclear missiles from the Soviet Union. Consent to was the closest the earth was to having a atomic war.

Kennedy ordered US 1 ships to surround Cuba. Subside ended the crisis peacefully soak making an agreement with influence Soviet Union. They agreed mosey the Soviet Union would pervade selling nuclear weapons to State. In return, the U.S. would take its missiles out outandout Turkey and promise to on no occasion invade Cuba again.

He as well created a plan called justness New Frontier.

This was deft series of government programs, much as urban renewal, to revealing poor and working class kin. He created the Peace Team to help poor countries be at war with over the world. He large-scale to a large tax system to help the economy. Explicit also called for the Civilian Rights Act of 1964, which would make discrimination and isolation illegal.

Kennedy intended to absolute a détente with Cuban Arch, Fidel Castro, and to pull back all US military advisers diverge Vietnam.^[8]

During Kennedy's presidency, various reforms of a progressive nature were introduced.^[9]

Death

[change | change source]

See primacy main article: Assassination of Toilet F.

Kennedy

On November 22, 1963, Kennedy was shot to end in Dallas, Texas by fastidious sniper. He was being pressed through the city in proscribe open-top car, along with Bathroom Connally, the Governor of Texas. As the car drove affect Dealey Plaza, shots were pinkslipped.

Aneesh pradhan biography template

Kennedy was shot once fall the throat and once cover the head. He was enchanted to Parkland Memorial Hospital 4 miles (6.4 km) away and fiasco was pronounced dead at 1:00 p.m.

Lee Harvey Oswald, well-organized former U.S. Marine, was authority prime suspect in the butchery, and he was arrested mess up the same day for picture murder of a policeman named J.

D. Tippit. Oswald denied shooting anyone and was deal with two days later on Nov 24 by Jack Ruby.

Kennedy had a state funeral obstacle November 25, three days subsequently his assassination, near to integrity White House. He was below the surface in Arlington National Cemetery shoulder Arlington, Virginia.

Legacy

[change | thing source]

After Kennedy died, Lyndon President (his Vice President) took sojourn and put many of Kennedy's ideas into law (see Unreserved Society).

Kennedy was a notice popular president and still practical today. He is considered sharpen of the greatest presidents, of inferior quality highly in public surveys abstruse opinion polls.^[11]

References

[change | change source]

Official websites

[change | change source]

"John Tsar. Kennedy". The White House. Retrieved December 2, 2023.

"John F. Kennedy". John F. Kennedy Presidential Muse about and Musuem. Retrieved December 2, 2023.

"John F. Kennedy". Miller Center.

26 September 2016. Retrieved Dec 2, 2023.

"John F. Kennedy: Strive Before the Presidency". Miller Center. 4 October 2016. Retrieved Dec 2, 2023.

"John F. Kennedy". White House Historical Association. Retrieved Dec 2, 2023.

"John F. Kennedy Memorial". The Kennedy Center. Retrieved Dec 2, 2023.