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  John F. Kennedy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kennedy was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, the son of Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.
Kennedy was sworn in as the 35th President on January 20, 1961.
Kennedy signed the Treaty into law in August 1963, and believed it to be one of the greatest accomplishments of his administration.
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 President John Kennedy: Health & Medical History
Kennedy was well-known by Washington newspaper correspondents to have a "greenish complexion" after the war [12d].
Kennedy's Addisonism was diagnosed in 1947 by a physician in London.
Kennedy's close friend, Senator George Smathers, once remarked "He has the most active libido of any man I have ever known," and a fellow congressman observed that "traveling with him was like traveling with a bull" [17b].
www.doctorzebra.com /prez/g35.htm   (2675 words)

  
 Presidents: John F. Kennedy
Kennedy's election symbolized optimism and youth in America, the rise of a new generation.
John F. Kennedy was born in Brookline, Massachusetts.
Perhaps President Kennedy's most dramatic pronouncement was his call to land a man on the moon by the end of the decade.
www.multied.com /Bio/presidents/kennedy.html   (833 words)

  
 John F. Kennedy: Biography
Kennedy accepted their decision and instructed Theodore Sorensen, a member of the committee, to write a speech in which Kennedy would explain to the world why it was necessary to impose a naval blockade of Cuba.
Kennedy became worried when he was informed that despite the Strategic Hamlet programme, the membership of the National Liberation Front had grown to over 17,000 - a 300 per cent increase in two years - and that they now controlled over one-fifth of the villages in South Vietnam.
Kennedy recognised the barbaric aspects of racial injustice, but it was an appreciation that remained as removed from personal experience as the poverty that Kennedy had confronted while campaigning in West Virginia.
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /USAkennedyJ.htm   (8608 words)

  
 JFK
Kennedy was born in Brookline, Mass., on May 29, 1917, a descendant of Irish Catholics who had immigrated to America in the 19th century.
Kennedy, was a combative businessman who became a multimillionaire, head of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and ambassador to Great Britain.
He and his wife, Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, had the highest ambitions for their nine children, of whom John was the second son Kennedy graduated from Choate School in Wallingford, Conn., briefly attended Princeton University, and then entered Harvard University in 1936.
sc94.ameslab.gov /TOUR/jfk.html   (1196 words)

  
 CNN Cold War - Profile: John Fitzgerald Kennedy
One of the most charismatic U.S. presidents in history, John Kennedy was born on May 29, 1917, in Boston into a prominent, wealthy Irish Catholic family.
In 1946, Kennedy was elected to the House of Representatives.
Kennedy defeated Eisenhower's vice president, Richard Nixon, in the closest presidential race in history.
www.cnn.com /SPECIALS/cold.war/kbank/profiles/kennedy   (423 words)

  
 From Revolution to Reconstruction: Presidents: John F. Kennedy: Biography
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born on May 29th 1917 at Brookline (Massachusetts).
Kennedy studied at Harvard and after he had finished, he also had to serve in the war.
Kennedy had to deal with a lot of resistance and most of his bills were rejected.
odur.let.rug.nl /~usa/P/jk35/about/bio/jfkbio.htm   (644 words)

  
 John F. Kennedy's Naval Service
Kennedy yelled out for others in the water and heard the replies of Ross and five members of the crew, two of which were injured.
Kennedy cut a message on a coconut that read "11 alive native knows posit and reef Nauru Island Kennedy." He purportedly handed the coconut to one of the natives and said, "Rendova, Rendova!," indicating that the coconut should be taken to the PT base on Rendova.
Kennedy was later awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for his heroics in the rescue of the crew of PT 109, as well as the Purple Heart Medal for injuries sustained in the accident on the night of 1 August 1943.
www.history.navy.mil /faqs/faq60-2.htm   (1304 words)

  
 World Almanac for Kids
KENNEDY, John Fitzgerald (1917–63), 35th president of the U.S. Kennedy was born in Brookline, Mass., on May 29, 1917, the second son of financier Joseph P. Kennedy, who served as ambassador to Great Britain during the administration of U.S. President Franklin D.
The issues of defense and economic stagnation were raised in four televised debates in which Kennedy’s poised and vigorous performance lent credence to his call for new leadership.
Kennedy won the election by a narrow margin of 113,000 votes out of 68,800,000 cast, but had to accept reduced Democratic majorities in Congress.
www.worldalmanacforkids.com /explore/presidents/kennedy_johnf.html   (1147 words)

  
 Boston.com / News / Local / Mass. / Drug agents seize John F. Kennedy former sailboat   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Federal agents Wednesday seized a sailboat that was once owned by President Kennedy, saying the boat's current owner bought it with proceeds from a large-scale marijuana trafficking operation.
Kennedy bought the Star Class sloop "Flash II" in 1934 and sailed it in races off Hyannis.
Acting on a tip from a cooperating witness who was Anderson's partner in the alleged drug operation, DEA agents seized the boat from a storage facility in Marblehead, about 15 miles northeast of Boston.
www.boston.com /news/local/massachusetts/articles/2004/10/13/dea_seizes_john_f_kennedy_former_sloop   (302 words)

  
 John Fitzgerald Kennedy, President of the United States
Kennedy, lightly veiled, walked slowly up the huge white steps between her husband's brothers, Robert and Edward, and into the Capitol Rotunda where they knelt for a moment, before the great bronze casket containing the last earthly remains of her husband was carried out into the sunshine.
Kennedy dismounted and, behind the caisson, led the most distinguished company of dignitories ever assembled in the 187 years of this great Republic, come in honour of her young husband.
Kennedy on the White House lawn, led the march part of the way from the White House to the cathedral, lending further international flavour to the occasion and symbolizing the special relationship between Britain and the United States.
www.arlingtoncemetery.net /jfk.htm   (3731 words)

  
 John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Kennedy was graduated from Harvard University in 1940 and joined the navy the next year.
Kennedy was married on Sept. 12, 1953, to Jacqueline Lee Bouvier, by whom he had three children: Caroline, John Fitzgerald, Jr.
Kennedy brought to the White House the dynamic idea of a “New Frontier” approach in dealing with problems at home, abroad, and in the dimensions of space.
www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0760619.html   (558 words)

  
 American President
John F. Kennedy was born into a rich, politically connected Boston family of Irish-Catholics.
After a short stint as a journalist, Kennedy entered politics, serving in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1947 to 1953 and the U.S. Senate from 1953 to 1961.
Kennedy was the youngest person elected U.S. President and the first Roman Catholic to serve in that office.
www.americanpresident.org /history/johnfkennedy   (309 words)

  
 The History Place - JFK The President
John Fitzgerald Kennedy takes the oath of office and becomes the 35th President of the United States of America, January 20, 1961.
Left - Rose Kennedy and her son at the first awards ceremony for the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr.
Another preoccupation of the Kennedy White House is the struggle of African-Americans for equal treatment.
www.historyplace.com /kennedy/president.htm   (1520 words)

  
 A Biography of John Fitzgerald Kennedy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Kennedy went to the hospital every day to be by his son’s side, and about a month later Jack took a turn for the better and recovered.
Kennedy was appointed United States Ambassador to England and moved there with his whole family, with the exception of Joe and Jack who were at Harvard.
Kennedy was the first President to ask Congress to approve more than twenty two billion dollars for ‘Project Apollo’, which had the goal of landing an American man on the moon before the end of the decade.
www.jfklibrary.org /jfk_biography.html   (3108 words)

  
 TIME.com Print Page: Nation -- The Lesson John Kennedy Learned From the Bay of Pigs
And it was in the cause of freedom — and the greater glory of the Kennedys.
Kennedy continued: "But five minutes after it began to fall in, we all looked at each other and asked, 'How could we have been so stupid?' When we saw the wide range of the failures we asked ourselves why it had not been apparent to somebody from the start.
Kennedy stood up to it, took the blame for the Bay of Pigs, rearranged his staff and a year later when confronted by the Cuban Missile Crisis steered a steady and successful course through that nuclear peril.
www.time.com /time/nation/printout/0,8816,106537,00.html   (894 words)

  
 John Fitzgerald Kennedy | 35th President of the United States
John F. Kennedy was born on May 29, 1917 in Brookline, Massachusetts.
Shortly after his inauguration, Kennedy permitted a group of Cuban exiles to invade Cuba in an attempt to overthrow the regime of Fidel Castro.
Kennedy asserted that both the Russians and Americans had a vital interest in stopping the spread of nuclear weapons and the arms race.
www2.lucidcafe.com /lucidcafe/library/96may/kennedy.html   (783 words)

  
 Character Above All: John F. Kennedy Essay
But, of course, to have a man with such frail health as his was as your commander could be dangerous; the John Kennedy who got to be commander of a PT-109 never should have been there.
John Kennedy had Addison's disease (a withering of the adrenal glands), which was a terminal disease until maintenance treatment was discovered in 1940.
That year, before Kennedy knew he had the illness, a British doctor discovered that it could be treated with cortisone, which would replace adrenaline...
www.pbs.org /newshour/character/essays/kennedy.html   (759 words)

  
 John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1961- 1963)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
On January 20, 1961, John F. Kennedy, at the age of forty-three, took his oath of office and launched his activist administration.
The idealistic scenes of the Kennedy years were due, for the most part, to a issue based print media and the rise of the television viewing audience.
Kennedy did have the ability to speak with great comprehension on complicated issues, but his effectiveness came from his media image.
www.kennesaw.edu /pols/3380/pres/jfk.html   (181 words)

  
 Our School Address   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The John F. Kennedy High School community is committed to educating our diverse population in preparation for the ever changing demands of an international technologically advanced society.
We work to develop each individual in the areas of academic, vocational, and multimedia skills, so that all students exiting Kennedy are ready for further educational experiences and for the world of work well beyond high school.
Kennedy is a multimedia technology magnet high school where students are given opportunities to use technology in their core curricular areas.
www.fremont.k12.ca.us /jfk   (246 words)

  
 JFK / The Kennedy Assassination Home Page
For some in the conspiracy crowd, John Kennedy was a liberal saint, who was going to implement policies that would bring America into a new Utopia.
But their record on the Kennedy assassination is abysmal.
John Locke's FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) outlines the evidence, from the perspective of a person who believes Oswald did it alone.
mcadams.posc.mu.edu /home.htm   (2290 words)

  
 No Treason
John Lopez: I could be way off-base, but that seems to be the general theme.
John Lopez: Wrong is wrong and it doesn't matter if the parchment is curled, even a five year old can comprehend that.
John Lopez: Aaron G., I don't agree you have to drop all pretense of being a libertarian to go beyond that sentence.
www.no-treason.com   (4664 words)

  
 John Kennedy and the Cold War
As a result, when prodding from Washington failed to work, it was JFK who authorized the coup that resulted in Diem's overthrow and assassination on November 1, 1963 (the latter was not desired by JFK, but it was extremely naïve for him to not foresee such a result).
All of them, from Arthur Schlesinger to Pierre Salinger, and most importantly Teddy and Robert Kennedy, put aside their distaste for Lyndon Johnson to support the initial committment because, in their minds, Vietnam was perceived as having been a Kennedy operation.
John Bartlow Martin point-blank asked RFK "if the President was convinced that the United States had to stay in Vietnam." The one-word response was "Yes."
mcadams.posc.mu.edu /progjfk5.htm   (1610 words)

  
 JFK Executive Orders Introduction
John F. Kennedy was born in Brookline, MA on May 29, 1917, and became one of the most charismatic leaders of the United States when he was elected president in 1961.
The author wishes to thank the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library, the staff of the Knowledge Navigation Center of the University of Michigan Graduate Library, Dr. David Hessler of the University of Michigan School of Information, and Grace York of the University of Michigan Graduate Library's Documents Center for their support and advice.
John F. Kennedy: A Short Biography of the 35th President of the United States (http//www.cs.umb.edu/jfklibrary/jfkbio.htm).
www.lib.umich.edu /govdocs/jfkeo.html   (465 words)

  
 JFK Hyannis Museum
John F. Kennedy Hyannis Museum is a multimedia exhibit designed to open a window on the days JFK spent on Cape Cod; days relaxing with family, days playing football with PT109 buddies, days spent sailing on the ocean to which he was so constantly drawn.
The exhibit features over 80 photographs spanning the years 1934 to 1963 and is arranged in thematic groupings to reflect John F. Kennedy, his family, his friends and the Cape Cod he so dearly loved.
Kennedy was a man of vigor, vision, hope and faith in America.
www.hyannis.com /JFKMuseum.asp   (223 words)

  
 John Fitzgerald Kennedy
John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1917-63) en 1957 L'épave du patrouilleur sur lequel John Fitzgerald Kennedy a participé à la bata.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy, en juin 1963, à Berlin Une biographie à paraître cette semaine sur John Fitzgerald Kennedy révèle.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy en juin 1963 à Berlin Le premier examen approfondi du dossier médical du président américain assas.
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 John Kennedy/Liberal Saint?
To the likes of an Oliver Stone, the murder of JFK represented a conspiracy by reactionary forces who wanted to stop the progressive ideas of greater action for social justice and the end of the Cold War from being implemented.
John and Bobby were suspicious of, and sometimes downright contemptuous of, the "effeminate" Stevenson.
Kennedy was stand-offish toward the Civil Rights movement and cut the capital gains tax.
mcadams.posc.mu.edu /stjohn.htm   (796 words)

  
 John Kennedy Jacqueline Onsasis FBI - Secret Service - CIA - NSA - & Other Files
Kennedy Onassis struggle to provide as normal a life as possible for her children.
Papers include: records and correspondences while in the Navy; letters to and from Joseph P. Kennedy, Robert F Kennedy, and Rose Kennedy; notes taken while writing "Profiles in Courage", doodles drawn during National Security meetings; a written childhood appeal to Joseph Kennedy for an allowance raise.
In 1992 Congress passed the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (JFK Act), mandating the gathering and opening of all records concerned with the death of the President.
paperlessarchives.com /jfk.html   (1285 words)

  
 John F Kennedy National Historic Site (National Park Service)
Four of the nine Kennedy children were born while the family resided at 83 Beals — Joe, Jr., John, Rosemary, and Kathleen.
When John Kennedy was four years old, his parents sold the house and moved to a larger residence nearby, where they lived until 1927.
In 1965, the house was designated a National Historic Landmark and was later repurchased and restored by the Kennedy family as a memorial.
www.nps.gov /jofi   (442 words)

  
 The Decision to Go to the Moon: President John F. Kennedy's May 25, 1961 Speech before Congress   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Kennedy announced before a special joint session of Congress the dramatic and ambitious goal of sending an American safely to the Moon before the end of the decade.
After consulting with Vice President Johnson, NASA Administrator James Webb, and other officials, he concluded that landing an American on the Moon would be a very challenging technological feat, but an area of space exploration in which the U.S. actually had a potential lead.
In honor of Kennedy's historic speech, below are some documents and other information relating to the decision to go to the Moon and Project Apollo that we hope you find useful.
history.nasa.gov /moondec.html   (348 words)

  
 Washingtonpost.com: John F. Kennedy, Jr.
It is possible that John, with his mystique and popularity, would have had the easiest shot at high office.
Navy divers recovered the bodies of John F. Kennedy Jr., his wife and his sister-in-law from the wreckage of the Kennedy plane in seas southwest of Martha's Vineyard on Wednesday, ending the uncertainty for their families.
Rescuers were losing hope for finding John F. Kennedy Jr., his wife Carolyn Bessette and her sister Lauren Bessette alive after debris from their small plane was found off Martha's Vineyard on Saturday.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/national/longterm/jfkjr/stories.htm   (341 words)

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