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Kennedy appointed the following Justices to the Supreme Court of the United States:
Both Kennedy and his wife "Jackie," were very young when compared to earlier presidents and first ladies, and were both extraordinarily popular in ways more common to pop singers and movie stars than politicians, influencing fashion trends and becoming the subjects of numerous photo spreads in popular magazines.
The Kennedy’s brought a new life and vigor to the atmosphere of the White House. They believed that the White House should be a place to celebrate American history, culture, and achievement and invited artists, writers, scientists, poets, musicians, actors, Nobel Prize winners and athletes to visit. Jacqueline Kennedy also gathered new art and furniture and eventually restored all the rooms in the White House.
The White House also seemed like a more fun, youthful place, because of the Kennedy’s' two young children, Caroline and John Jr. (who came to be known in the popular press, erroneously, as "John-John"). Outside the White House Lawn, the Kennedy’s established a pre-school, swimming pool, and tree house.
Behind the glamorous facade, the Kennedy’s also suffered many personal tragedies, most notably the death of their newborn son Patrick Bouvier Kennedy in August 1963.
Information revealed after John F. Kennedy's death leaves no doubt that he had at least one, and probably several extramarital affairs while in office, including liaisons in the White House with some female staff and visitors. In his era, though, such issues were not considered fit for publication, and in Kennedy's case, they were never publicly discussed during his life, even though there were some public clues of an involvement with Marilyn Monroe, such as the manner in which she sang Happy Birthday Mr. President at his televised birthday party in May, 1962.
The "charisma" Kennedy and his family projected posthumously led to the figurative designation of " Camelot" for his administration.
President Kennedy, Jackie, and Gov. John Connally in the Presidential limousine shortly before the assassination.
President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, on Friday, November 22, 1963 at 12:30 pm cst while on a political trip through Texas. This was a shattering event in the lives of most Americans, and many throughout the entire world.
Lee Harvey Oswald, arrested in a movie theater at 1:50 pm then charged at 7:00 pm for killing a Dallas policeman by "murder with malice," was also charged at 11:30 pm for killing the president “in the furtherance of a Communist conspiracy.” Oswald was himself fatally shot less than two days later in the basement of the Dallas police station by Jack Ruby, a Dallas nightclub owner with ties to the mafia and organized crime, before Oswald could receive a court trial. Five days after Oswald was killed, President Lyndon B. Johnson created the Warren Commission, chaired by Chief Justice Earl Warren, to investigate the assassination. See John F. Kennedy assassination for further detailed facts and considerations surrounding President Kennedy's assassination.Kennedy's life and the subsequent conspiracy theories surrounding his death have been the topic for many films, including Mark Lane's 1966 Rush to Judgment, ABC TV's 1983 mini series Kennedy, Nigel Turner's 1988, 1991, 1995, and 2003's continuing documentary The Men Who Killed Kennedy, Oliver Stone's 1991 JFK, the 1993 JFK: Reckless Youth (which looked at Kennedy's early years), the 2000 Thirteen Days, and the 2004 assassination game .
The grave of President Kennedy at Arlington National Cemetery.
Kennedy was the most recent Democratic president to push for income tax cuts to improve the economy. He was also the most recent Northern Democrat to win the Presidency.
In November 2002 long-secret medical records were made public, revealing Kennedy's physical ailments were more severe than previously thought. He was in constant pain from fractured vertebrae despite multiple medications, in addition to suffering from severe digestive problems and Addison's disease. Kennedy received multiple injections of procaine before public events in order to appear healthy. Kennedy's spine was subject to osteoporosis triggered by injections of corticosteroids; this led to him using a brace to help support the crumbling vertebrae of his lower back. He was wearing such a brace (along with ace bandages wrapped around both upper thighs intertwined with his lower back) on the day of his assassination and after being hit for the first time his body might have slumped downward into a position within the vehicle which would have protected him from further shots. However, the brace may have held his body upright making his head an easier target.
Kennedy's portrait appears on the U.S. half dollar.
On March 14, 1967 Kennedy's body was moved to a permanent burial place and memorial at Arlington National Cemetery.
Kennedy, the youngest president ever elected, also died younger than any other president -- at 46 years and 177 days. Kennedy is the only president people honor on the day of his death. The Kennedy family has wanted President Kennedy to be remembered and honored more on his birthday, but still, people remember him on the anniversary of his assassination because it is burned in the memory of many all around the world old enough to remember. U.N. Ambassador Adlai Stevenson said of the assassination that "all of us...will bear the grief of his death until the day of ours." Only one event since has seen the comparable shock: terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
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