Person
John F. Kennedy
35th President of the United States (1961–1963).
- Dates
- 29 May 1917 – 22 Nov 1963
- Also known as
- JFK, John Fitzgerald Kennedy
- Life 29 May 1917 – 22 Nov 1963
- head of United States government (President of the United States) 20 Jan 1961 – 22 Nov 1963
John F. Kennedy was President of the United States from January 1961 until his assassination in November 1963. He led the United States government through the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Kennedy was a Roman Catholic, a member of the Catholic Church; his faith was an issue in the 1960 campaign.
Connections 3
head of
- United States government 20 Jan 1961 – 22 Nov 1963 President of the United States Primary record 1
member of
- Catholic Church Scholarship & press 2
involved in
- Cuban Missile Crisis US President Primary record 3
Timeline 2 dates
- 29 May 1917 – 22 Nov 1963 John F. Kennedy
- 20 Jan 1961 – 22 Nov 1963 John F. Kennedy head of United States government
Proof 3 sources
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Foreign Relations of the United States, 1961–1963, Volume XI: list of persons, U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian.
Primary record
Kennedy, John F., President of the United States until his assassination on November 22, 1963
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John F. Kennedy: Campaigns and Elections, Miller Center, University of Virginia.
Scholarship & press
West Virginia was critical for Kennedy, who had to show that a wealthy Catholic was electable there.
- The Cuban Missile Crisis, October 1962 (Milestones in the History of U.S. Foreign Relations), U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian. Primary record
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