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John F Kennedy was born May 29th, 1917 in Brookline Massachusetts to Joseph P. Kennedy Sr and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy. JFK came from a line of prominent Irish Catholic politicians in the Massachusetts area. -
JGK attended Choate Academy from 1931-1935. His senior year he was nearly expelled for being a prankster along with her crew dubbed "The Muckers of Choate"
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Graduated Harvard University in the field of International Government
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Joined Navy along with older brother Joe in response to WW2 just after graduating from Harvard.
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Ranked Lieutenant and named commanding officer of a motor torpedo boat, PT 101
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Japan unknowingly sunk JFK's ship. Upon being hit and watching the ship slowly sink, he and 11 of the 13 survivors swam to an island 3 miles away. JFK had given a soldier a life jacked, because they were badly burned and towed him all 3 miles with the vest strap in his teeth. Not having any food, they swam to another island with natives. Upon arrival they cut a message on a coconut and said where the note was to be taken, and would later be rescued from the island.
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Assigned commanding officer to PT 101 and later PT 109, a 78 ft boat
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Upon arrival he was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal and a Purple Heart for his leadership and courage.
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Runs for House of Representatives in Massachusetts and won. He would serve 3 terms, equating to 6 years. https://historical.ha.com/itm/political/small-paper-1896-present-/john-f-kennedy-congressional-campaign-card-1946/a/6106-38006.s#
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Runs and wins the senate and would remain here for 7 years.
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Married at 36 years old to the lovely 24 year old, Jacqueline Bouvier, a write for the Washing Times. -
After sustaining a back injury he chose to write the book Profiles of Courage
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At age 43, with LBJ as his VP, JFK beats Republican nominee Richard Nixon and becoming the youngest president to do so as well as the first Catholic.
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Sworn into office
"Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country,"