John Fitzgerald Kennedy

John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Male 1917 - 1963  (46 years)

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  • Name John Fitzgerald Kennedy 
    Born 29 May 1917  Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 22 Nov 1963  Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 25 Nov 1963  Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I486  My Family Tree | Example pages
    Last Modified 4 Jun 2012 

    Father Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Sr.,   b. 6 Sep 1888, East Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Nov 1969, Hyannis Port, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Rose Fitzgerald,   b. 22 Jul 1890, East Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jan 1995, Hyannis Port, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 104 years) 
    Married 7 Oct 1914  Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F152  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jacqueline Lee Bouvier,   b. 28 Jul 1929, Southampton, Suffolk, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 May 1994, New York, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Married 12 Sep 1953  St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Newport, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 17 Mar 2014 
    Family ID F153  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 29 May 1917 - Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 12 Sep 1953 - St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Newport, Rhode Island, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 22 Nov 1963 - Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 25 Nov 1963 - Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    John F. Kennedy's inaugural address
    John F. Kennedy's inaugural address
    The Kennedy family at the Kennedy Compound in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts (September 4, 1931)
    The Kennedy family at the Kennedy Compound in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts (September 4, 1931)
    Seated left to right: Robert, John, Eunice, Jean (on lap of) Joe, Sr., Rose (behind) Patricia, Kathleen, Joe, Jr. (behind) Rosemary. Ted was not born yet. The dog in foreground is "Buddy".
    Joseph P. Kennedy and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy pose with their nine children in Bronxville, N.Y. in 1938
    Joseph P. Kennedy and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy pose with their nine children in Bronxville, N.Y. in 1938
    From left are, seated: Eunice, Jean, Edward (on lap of his father), Patricia, and Kathleen. Standing: Rosemary, Robert, John, Mrs. Kennedy, and Joseph, Jr.
    John F. Kennedy and Paul 'Red' Fay in the South Pacific, World War II
    John F. Kennedy and Paul "Red" Fay in the South Pacific, World War II
    Source: http://www.jfklibrary.org/Asset-Viewer/0lfMiHkoa06528yZ9n-fig.aspx
    John F. Kennedy in uniform
    John F. Kennedy in uniform
    John Kennedy was sworn into the U.S. Navy in 1941 at age 24 after previous rejections due to health problems including a bad back.
    JFK and JPK Jr.
    JFK and JPK Jr.
    JFK/PP 83 Lt.(jg) John F. Kennedy and Ensign Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., circa May, 1942.
    PT 109 crew
    PT 109 crew
    The crew of PT 109 in July 1943 with their skipper John Kennedy (far right).
    John Kennedy at the controls of PT 109
    John Kennedy at the controls of PT 109
    Lt. John F. Kennedy at the controls of PT 109 in the South Pacific
    Lt. John F. Kennedy at the controls of PT 109 in the South Pacific
    John Kennedy in the Solomon Islands in 1943
    John Kennedy in the Solomon Islands in 1943
    Lt. John F. Kennedy presented the Navy and Marine Corps medal for Gallantry in Action at Chelsea Naval hospital in Massachusetts
    Lt. John F. Kennedy presented the Navy and Marine Corps medal for Gallantry in Action at Chelsea Naval hospital in Massachusetts
    Members of the PT 109 crew at a reunion in Hyannis Port in September 1944
    Members of the PT 109 crew at a reunion in Hyannis Port in September 1944
    (L-R) Red Fay, John Kennedy, Jim Reed, Barney Ross, Bernie Lyons. Kneeling is young Teddy Kennedy next to cousin Joe Gargan.
    John and Jacqueline Kennedy cut wedding cake
    John and Jacqueline Kennedy cut wedding cake
    12 September 1953 Hammersmith Farm, Newport, Rhode Island. Wedding of Jacqueline Bouvier and John F. Kennedy. Photograph in the Toni Frissell Collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

    Documents
    Birth Certificate of John F. Kennedy
    Birth Certificate of John F. Kennedy

    Headstones
    John F. Kennedy's headstone
    John F. Kennedy's headstone

    Histories
    John F. Kennedy, World Leader
    John F. Kennedy, World Leader
    Author: Stephen G. Rabe

    http://www.potomacbooksinc.com/Books/BookDetail.aspx?productID=163907
    John F. Kennedy and PT109
    John F. Kennedy and PT109

    Recordings
    John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Address January 20, 1961
    John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Address January 20, 1961
    http://archive.org/details/JFK_Inaugural_Address_19610120

    Videos
    John F. Kennedy 1962 video
    John F. Kennedy 1962 video
    http://archive.org/details/SF151

  • Notes 
    • John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29, 1917 - November 22, 1963), often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963.

      After military service as commander of the Motor Torpedo Boats PT-109 and PT-59 during World War II in the South Pacific, Kennedy represented Massachusetts's 11th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1947 to 1953 as a Democrat. Thereafter, he served in the U.S. Senate from 1953 until 1960. Kennedy defeated then Vice President and Republican candidate Richard Nixon in the 1960 U.S. presidential election. He was the youngest elected to the office, at the age of 43, the second-youngest President (after Theodore Roosevelt), and the first person born in the 20th century to serve as president. Kennedy is the only Catholic president, and is the only president to have won a Pulitzer Prize. Events during his presidency included the Bay of Pigs Invasion, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the building of the Berlin Wall, the Space Race, the African American Civil Rights Movement, and early stages of the Vietnam War.

      Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas. Lee Harvey Oswald was charged with the crime, but was shot and killed two days later by Jack Ruby before a trial could take place. The FBI, the Warren Commission, and the House Select Committee on Assassinations (HSCA) officially concluded that Oswald was the lone assassin, with the HSCA allowing for the possibility of conspiracy based on disputed acoustic evidence. Today, Kennedy continues to rank highly in public opinion ratings of U.S. presidents.