John F. Kennedy
John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 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. 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 Democrat, Kennedy represented Massachusetts in both houses of the United States Congress prior to his presidency.
Some of the key events about John F. Kennedy
- 1941Volunteered for U.S. Navy service after the attack on Pearl Harbor
- 1941Cheated on an exam at Harvard University, resulting in expulsion
- 1943Saved the crew of PT-109 after a Japanese destroyer rammed and sank it
- 1943Engaged in an affair with a suspected Nazi spy named Inga Arvad
- 1946Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts' 11th district
- 1947Diagnosed with Addison's disease, which he kept secret from the public
- 1952Elected to the United States Senate
- 1955Voted against the Civil Rights Act of 1957
- 1957Won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography for "Profiles in Courage"
- 1960Elected as the 35th President of the United States
- 1961Established the Peace Corps to promote international goodwill and development
- 1961Committed to landing a man on the Moon before the end of the decade
- 1961Authorized the failed Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba
- 1961Escalated U.S. involvement in Vietnam by increasing the number of military advisors
- 1962Successfully resolved the Cuban Missile Crisis through diplomacy
- 1962Authorized Operation Mongoose, a covert operation to overthrow Fidel Castro
- 1962Approved wiretapping of Martin Luther King Jr. by the FBI
- 1962Engaged in extramarital affairs, including a relationship with Marilyn Monroe
- 1963Proposed and promoted the Civil Rights Act to Congress
- 1963Authorized the coup against South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem, leading to Diem's assassination
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