Presidential Biography

By kwall16
  • John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born in Brookline, Massachusetts

    John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born in Brookline, Massachusetts

    John Fitzgerald Kennedy, also nicknamed "Jack".

  • After graduating from Choate and spending one semester at Princeton, Kennedy transferred to Harvard University in 1936.

    Not sure exact date.

  • Kennedy decided to research and write a senior thesis on why Britain was so unprepared to fight Germany in World War II.

    Not sure exact date.
  • His paper was very well written and was published as book called, "Why England Slept".

    His paper was very well written and was published as book called, "Why England Slept".

    Not sure exact date.
  • Kennedy graduated college.

    Kennedy graduated college.

    Not sure exact date.
  • JFK's boat, PT-109, was rammed by a Japanese warship and split in two.

    JFK's boat, PT-109, was rammed by a Japanese warship and split in two.

    Shortly after graduating from Harvard, Kennedy joined the U.S. Navy and was assigned to command a patrol torpedo boat in the South Pacific.
  • At the age of 29, he decided to run for the U.S. House of Representatives

    At the age of 29, he decided to run for the U.S. House of Representatives

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    JFK served three terms as U.S. House of Representatives.

    Not sure exact date.
  • Kennedy ran for U.S. Senate.

    Kennedy ran for U.S. Senate.

    In 1952, seeking greater influence and a larger platform, Kennedy challenged Republican incumbent Henry Cabot Lodge for his seat in the U.S. Senate. Not sure exact date.
  • Kennedy and Jacqueline Bouvier got married.

    Kennedy and Jacqueline Bouvier got married.

  • Kennedy was passed over as Democratic presidential candidate.

    In 1956, Kennedy was very nearly selected as Democratic presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson's running mate, but was ultimately passed over for Estes Kefauver from Tennessee.
  • Kennedy wrote another book called, "Profiles in Courage" and it won the 1957 Pulitzer Prize for biography.

    Kennedy wrote another book called, "Profiles in Courage" and it won the 1957 Pulitzer Prize for biography.

    Not sure exact date.
  • Kennedy ran for president.

    Kennedy ran for president.

    Not sure exact date.
  • Kennedy became 35th president.

    Kennedy became 35th president.

    On November 8, 1960, Kennedy defeated Nixon by a razor-thin margin to become the 35th president of the United States of America

  • Kennedy created the Peace Corps by executive order.

    Not sure exact date.

  • Kennedy created the Alliance for Progress to foster greater economic ties with Latin America.

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  • Kennedy sought to inspire all Americans to more active citizenship.

  • JFK authorized a covert mission to overthrow leftist Cuban leader Fidel Castro with a group of 1,500 CIA-trained Cuban refugees.

  • The greatest crisis of the Kennedy administration was the Cuban Missile Crisis.

    Not sure exact day.

  • Kennedy successfully negotiated the Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty with Great Britain and the Soviet Union, helping to ease Cold War tensions.

    Not sure exact day.
  • President Kennedy flew to Dallas, Texas for a campaign appearance.

    President Kennedy flew to Dallas, Texas for a campaign appearance.

  • Kennedy, along with his wife and Texas governor John Connally, rode through cheering crowds in downtown Dallas in a Lincoln Continental convertible.

  • Kennedy died at Parkland Memorial Hospital shortly after being shot twice during his ride in the parade.

    Kennedy died at Parkland Memorial Hospital shortly after being shot twice during his ride in the parade.

  • In the wake of the March on Washington and Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Had a Dream" speech, Kennedy finally sent a civil rights bill to Congress.

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  • One of the last acts of his presidency and his life, Kennedy's bill eventually passed as the landmark Civil Rights Act in 1964.

    Not sure exact date.