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John F. Kennedy

Also known as Kennedy, Jack Kennedy, President Kennedy, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, J. F. Kennedy, JFK, John Kennedy, John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy

John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 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, and the first Catholic president. 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.

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John F. Kennedy was an American politician, journalist, statesperson, and writer. He served as the President of the United States, President-elect of the United States, member of the United States House of Representatives, and United States senator. A member of the Democratic Party, he was born in Brookline in 1917 and died in 1963. His parents were Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. and Rose Kennedy. He was married to Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and had three children: John F. Kennedy Jr., Patrick Bouvier Kennedy, and Caroline Kennedy.

Kennedy participated in World War II, the Pacific War, and the Solomon Islands Campaign while serving in the United States Navy. He received the Navy and Marine Corps Medal, Purple Heart, American Defense Service Medal, and American Campaign Medal. He was educated at Harvard College, Choate Rosemary Hall, Stanford Graduate School of Business, and Princeton University. He suffered from poliomyelitis, hypothyroidism, autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 2, and lower back pain. He died by homicide at Parkland Memorial Hospital. Lee Harvey Oswald and James Files killed him.

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Person · Open Library

Born: 1917
Died: 1963
Works: 286

Top works

Good fences make good neighbors
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Statement [on European rearmament] before the Committee on Foreign Relations of the United States Senate, Feb. 22, 1951
John F. Kennedy

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Film & TV

Brookline, Massachusetts, USA

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 first Roman Catholic and 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…

Known for

The Unelected Statesman — Self (archive footage)2026
Spartamerika — Self (archive footage)2026
The Box — Himself2026
100 Years of Marilyn Monroe — (archive footage)2026
Disney Celebrates America: The Pursuit of Happiness — Self (archival footage)2026
Marilyn and the Mob — archive footage2026
America Who Are You? A History of the American Mindset — Self (archive footage)2026
America at War — Self (archive footage)2025
JFK Assassination: A New Perspective — Self (archive footage)2025
Duck and Cover2025

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Authority record · VIAF

Lifespan: 1917–1963
Nationality: US
Role / Field: Presidents, Politicians, Legislators, Authors, Politician, Politika praktiska
Language: eng
Gender: Male

Recorded by 44 libraries

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