John F. Kennedy

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Personal Information:

OJohn Fitzgerald Kennedy  O Born: May 29, 1917 in Brookline, Massachusetts,

U.S.O Died: November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas, U.S.O Known also as: Jack Kennedy, John Kennedy or

with his initials JFKO Father: He was son of businessman/politicianO Mother: She was daughter of the Mayor in BostonO All four of his grandparents were the children of

immigrants from Ireland.

Early lifeO John lived in Brookline for 10 years and attended the Edward

Devotion School, the Noble and Greenough Lower School, and the Dexter School through 4th grade.

O In 1927, the Kennedy family moved to Riverdale, Bronx, New York City. Two years later, they moved to Bronxville, New York.

O In September 1931, Kennedy was sent to the The Choate School in Wallingford, Connecticut for 9th through 12th grade.

O In September 1936, Kennedy enrolled at Harvard Collegen 1939, Kennedy toured Europe, the Soviet Union, the Balkans, and the Middle East in preparation for his Harvard senior honors thesis. He then went to Czechoslovakia and Germany before returning to London on September 1, 1939; that was the day Germany invaded Poland.

O On September 12, 1953, Kennedy married Jacqueline.

Early lifeO Kennedy with his parents ,brothers and sisters (on the left-

with white shirt)

Early lifeO Kennedy’s wedding with Jacqueline.

Military serviceO In September 1941, after medical disqualification by

the Army for his chronic lower back problems, Kennedy joined the U.S. Navy. Kennedy was an ensign serving in the office of the Secretary of the Navy when the attack on Pearl Harbor occurred.

O Thereafter, he was assigned duty in Panama and later in the Pacific theater, where Kennedy earned the rank of lieutenant.

O Later Kennedy received the Navy and Marine Corps Medal.

O After receiving treatment for his back injury, he was released from active duty in late 1944.

Military service

Congressional careerO U.S. House of Representatives (1947–

1953)O Kennedy ran for the seat, to become mayor of

Boston beating his Republican opponent by a large margin in November 1946.He served as a congressman for 6 years.

O U.S. Senate (1953–1960)O In the 1952 US Senate election, Kennedy

defeated incumbent Republican Henry Cabot Lodge II for the U.S. Senate seat.

Presidential Election - 1960

O On January 2, 1960, Kennedy initiated his campaign for president in the Democratic primary election.

O In September and October, Kennedy appeared with Republican candidate Richard Nixon, then vice president, in the first televised U.S. presidential debates in U.S. history.

O Kennedy's campaign gained momentum after the first debate, and he pulled slightly ahead of Nixon in most polls. On November 8, Kennedy defeated Nixon in one of the closest presidential elections of the 20th century. In the national popular vote Kennedy led Nixon by just two-tenths of one percent (49.7% to 49.5%).

Presidential Election - 1960

Presidency (1961–1963)O John F. Kennedy was sworn in as the 35th

president at noon on January 20, 1961.O One of his most famous phrases was :"Ask not

what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.“

O He asked the nations of the world to join together to fight what he called the "common enemies of man: tyranny, poverty, disease, and war itself".

Presidency (1961–1963)

O John F. Kennedy speaking at Rice University on September 12, 1962

Presidency (1961–1963)

O Kennedy delivering his speech in West Berlin

Assassination of JFKO John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the 35th President of the United

States, was assassinated at 12:30 P.M. Central Standard Time (18:30 UTC) on Friday, November 22, 1963, in Dealey Plaza ,Dallas ,Texas. Kennedy was fatally shot by a sniper while traveling with his wife Jacqueline, Texas Governor John Connally ,and Connally's wife Nellie, in a presidential motorcade.

O At 12:29 P.M. CST, as President Kennedy's uncovered limousine entered Dealey Plaza, Nellie Connally, then the First Lady of Texas, turned around to President Kennedy, who was sitting behind her, and commented, "Mr. President, you can't say Dallas doesn't love you," which President Kennedy acknowledged by saying "No, you certainly can't." Those were the last words ever spoken by John F. Kennedy.

Assassination of JFKO A ten-month investigation from November

1963 to September 1964 by the Warren Commission concluded that Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald, acting alone, and that Jack Ruby also acted alone when he killed Oswald before he could stand trial.

Assassination of JFK

Lee Harvey OswaldO Lee Harvey Oswald (October 18, 1939 – November 24,

1963) was, according to five U.S. government investigations, the sniper who assassinated John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963.

O Oswald was a former U.S. Marine who defected to the Soviet Union in October 1959. He lived in the Soviet Union until June 1962, at which time he returned to the United States. Oswald was initially arrested for the murder of police officer J. D. Tippit, who was killed on a Dallas street approximately 45 minutes after President Kennedy was shot. Oswald would later be charged with the murder of President Kennedy as well but denied shooting anybody.

Lee Harvey OswaldO Oswald’s mug shot

The gun of assassinationO Oswald’s sniper with which

he killed JFK.O It was an

Italian Carcano M91/38 bolt-action rifle

O This footage shows the rifle to be a Carcano, and it was later verified by photographic analysis commissioned by the HSCA that the rifle filmed was the same one later identified as the assassination weapon.

Compared to photographs taken of Oswald holding the rifle in his backyard.

The sniper postO Texas School Book Depository (3rd)The view from the sixth floor from

where he shot.

The assassin’s assassin

O Jack Leon Ruby (March 25, 1911 – January 3, 1967) was a nightclub operator in Dallas, Texas. On November 24, 1963, Ruby fatally shot Lee Harvey Oswald who was in police custody after being charged with the murder of John F. Kennedy two days earlier. Ruby shot him while Oswald has been transferred from police headquarters to the county jail, in full view of television cameras broadcasting live.

O A Dallas jury found Ruby guilty of murdering Oswald, and Ruby was sentenced to death. Later, Ruby appealed his conviction and was granted a new trial. As the date for his new trial was being set, Ruby became ill and died of a pulmonary embolism due to lung cancer.

The assassin’s assassin

O Jack Ruby arrestedO Jack Ruby with black suit seconds

before taking the three shots to Oswald.

Kennedy’s funeralO A Requiem Mass was held for Kennedy at

the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle on November 25, 1963. Afterwards, Kennedy's body was buried.

Quotes by JFK:O “Forgive your enemies, but never forget their

names.” ― John F. Kennedy