John F. Kennedy By clairekelderman May 29, 1917 Born in Brookline, Massachusetts Jan 7, 1940 Graduated from Harvard Jan 7, 1941 Joins US Navy during WWII Jan 7, 1944 Leave US Navy Jan 7, 1952 Elected to US Senate Sep 12, 1953 Married Jacquline Bouvier Jan 8, 1955 Wrote Profiles in Courage Jan 8, 1957 Won Pulitzer Prize for Profiles in Courage Jan 7, 1960 Elected as president Mar 28, 1961 Initiates largest and most rapid defense buildup in US peacetime history Jan 7, 1963 Calls for biggest income tax cut in history Jun 10, 1963 Calls for Stratagy of Peace to end the Cold War in address at American University Nov 22, 1963 Assassinated in Dallas, Texas
