JFK

John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born on May 29,1917 in Brookline, Massachusetts.

Early Life

• Was the 2nd of nine children
• His parents were members of two of Boston’s most prominent Irish Catholic political families.
• He had health problems when he was young. Later in his life he was diagnosed with a rare health disorder.

Early life (continued)

• He attended private schools such as Canterbury and Choate and enjoing summers in Hyannis Port on Cape Cod
• He went to colloge at Havard.

Later life

• In 1941, John joined the U.S. Navy
• In 1943, he was given a command of a Patrol-Torpedo (PT) boat.
• On August 1943, the ship was destroyed, but JFK survived. He helped the people who were alive back to safety.
• He earned the herorism award

lATER LIFE( CONTINUED)

• John married a woman named Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
• They had 2 kids, Caroline and JFK jr.

JFK was inaugurated president on January 20, 1961. Was the 35th president and the youngest. He also was the first president to be a Roman Catholic.During that time the Cold War and the Cuban Missle Crisis were going on. JFK figured ot a way to stop the Cuban Missle Crisis, but the Cold War ended later.

On November 22, 1963 JFK was assassinated while on a motorcade .

FUN FACTS

• His nickname was Jack
• When each of his brothers and sisters reached the age of 21 each one was granted with the gift of $1,000,000.
• Helped with Civil Rights

"The best road to progress is freedom's road"- John F. Kennedy

Biography's

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