John F. Kennedy
35th President
Born: 1917 Died: 1963 Served: 1961 - 1963

Vice-President Lyndon B. Johnson
Political Party Democrat
College Harvard
Occupation Author
Birthplace Brookline, Mass
Place of Burial Arlington, Virginia

Pop Quiz Facts

* 1961: Establishes the Peace Corps.
* 1962: After U.S. aerial reconnaissance revealed that Soviet offensive missiles were being installed in Cuba, orders a naval quarantine around Cuba in October. The Soviets then withdrew their missiles after the U.S. agreed to remove missiles in Turkey.
* 1963: Assassinated in Dallas on Nov. 22.

Interesting Facts

* In 1938, at age 21, Kennedy received a $1 million trust fund from his father.
* His favorite writer was Ernest Hemingway.
* Kennedy was the only president to win a Pulitizer Prize -- for his biography Profiles in Courage.
* He was the first president who had served in the U.S. Navy.
* He was the only president to appoint his brother to a cabinet post.
* He was "Camelot".

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