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John F. Kennedy's tenure as the 35th president of the United States began with his inauguration on January 20, 1961, and ended with his assassination on November 22, 1963. . Kennedy, a Democrat from Massachusetts, took office following his narrow victory over Republican incumbent vice president Richard Nixon in the 1960 presidential elect
Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment (1963) The Making of the President 1960 (1963; based on the book) John F. Kennedy: Years of Lightning, Day of Drums (1964) American Presidents: Life Portraits (1999 series) Roots of the Cuban Missile Crisis (2001) The Search for Kennedy's PT 109 (2002) Bobby Kennedy for President (2018 series)
In August 1942 the American forces are fighting the Japanese in the South Pacific during World War II.Fresh out of PT boat training school in Melville, Rhode Island, U.S. Navy Lieutenant, junior grade John F. Kennedy used his wealthy and powerful family's influence to get himself assigned to the fighting in the Solomon Islands, a hotbed in the Pacific Theater.
President and first lady at the time, JFK and Jackie pose with Caroline and baby JFK Jr. (also nicknamed John-John) outside the White House. John F. Kennedy Library - Getty Images 1961
Chancellor Konrad Adenauer, arriving at the White House in 1961 for his final conference with President Kennedy, is introduced by the President to directors of the U.S. Freedom from Hunger campaign.
John F. Kennedy (1961–1963) Timeline of the John F. Kennedy presidency. 1961; 1962; 1963; Lyndon B. Johnson (1963–1969)
Here, Eunice Shriver, Jacqueline Onassis, Kara Kennedy and her dad, Teddy (at the time a Democratic candidate for president), and Ethel Kennedy hanging out together. Bettmann - Getty Images 1980
The economy turned around and prospered during Kennedy's presidency. The GDP expanded by an average of 5.5% from early 1961 to late 1963, [321] while inflation remained steady at around 1% and unemployment eased. [322] Industrial production rose by 15% and motor vehicle sales increased by 40%. [323]