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3 days ago · John F. Kennedy, 35th president of the United States (1961–63), who faced a number of foreign crises, especially the Cuban missile crisis, but managed to secure such achievements as the Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty and the Alliance for Progress. He was assassinated while riding in a motorcade in Dallas.
- Assassination
Twenty-four-year-old Lee Harvey Oswald was the accused...
- Presidential Candidate and President
In January 1960 John F. Kennedy formally announced his...
- Congressman and Senator
John F. Kennedy - 35th President, Cold War, Assassination:...
- Ted
Ted Kennedy graduated from Harvard University in 1956. He...
- Joseph P. Kennedy
Joseph P. Kennedy (born September 6, 1888, Boston,...
- John Kennedy
John Kennedy is an American politician who was elected to...
- Oliver Ellsworth
Oliver Ellsworth was an American statesman and jurist, chief...
- Assassination
3 days ago · John F. Kennedy's assassination was the first of four major assassinations during the 1960s, coming two years before the assassination of Malcolm X in 1965, and five years before the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy in 1968.
2 days ago · He defeated Senate Majority Leader Lyndon B. Johnson on the first presidential ballot of the 1960 Democratic National Convention, and asked Johnson to serve as his running mate. The issue of the Cold War dominated the election, as tensions were high between the United States and the Soviet Union .
6 days ago · John F. Kennedy - 35th President, Cold War, Assassination: Kennedy did not disappoint his family; in fact, he never lost an election. His first opportunity came in 1946, when he ran for Congress.
5 days ago · John Fitzgerald Kennedy ( 29 May 1917 – 22 November 1963 ), often referred to by his initials JFK and Jack, was the 35th president of the United States (1961–1963), a United States senator from Massachusetts (1953–1960), and a United States representative (1947–1953).
6 days ago · John F. Kennedy - Assassination, Presidency, Legacy: President Kennedy believed that his Republican opponent in 1964 would be Sen. Barry Goldwater of Arizona. He was convinced that he could bury Goldwater under an avalanche of votes, thus receiving a mandate for major legislative reforms.
6 days ago · Vietnam War - Conflict, US Involvement, Outcome: To the new administration of U.S. Pres. John F. Kennedy, who took office in 1961, Vietnam represented both a challenge and an opportunity.
