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John F. Kennedy
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| Order:
| 35th President
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| Term of Office:
| January 20, 1961– November 22, 1963
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| Predecessor:
| Dwight D. Eisenhower
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| Successor:
| Lyndon B. Johnson
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| Date of Birth:
| Tuesday, May 29, 1917
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| Place of Birth:
| Brookline, Massachusetts
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| Date of Death:
| Friday, November 22, 1963
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| Place of Death:
| Dallas, Texas
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| First Lady:
| Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy
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| Profession:
| politician
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy ( May 29, 1917– November 22, 1963), often referred to as Jack Kennedy or JFK, was the 35th ( 1961– 1963) President of the United States. He was the youngest ever to be elected president and the youngest president ever to die in office. He was assassinated after two years and 10 months as chief executive (on the 1037th day). The world mourned Kennedy's death, and presidents, prime ministers, and members of royalty walked behind the casket at his funeral.
Due to his energy, charisma, style, and Cold War leadership, as well as his untimely death, Kennedy remains one of the most popular presidents of the 20th century.
1 Early life and education
Kennedy was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, the son of Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. and Rose Fitzgerald. As a young man he attended Choate Rosemary Hall, a boarding school in Wallingford, Connecticut. In the fall of 1935, he enrolled in Princeton University, but was forced to leave during Christmas break after contracting jaundice. Next fall, he began attending Harvard University. Kennedy traveled to Europe twice during his years at Harvard, visiting the United Kingdom, while his father was serving as ambassador to that country. In 1938, Kennedy wrote his honors thesis on the British portion of the Munich Pact. He graduated cum laude from Harvard with a degree in political science in June 1940 (his thesis, however, earned a magna cum laude and was published in 1940 with the title Why England Slept). In 1937, Kennedy began taking steroids to control colitis. By 1938, he had developed osteoporosis of the lower lumbar spine. [1]
