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John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), also known as JFK, was the 35th president of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963.
The presidency of William Henry Harrison, who died 31 days after taking office in 1841, was the shortest in American history. [9] Franklin D. Roosevelt served the longest, over twelve years, before dying early in his fourth term in 1945. He is the only U.S. president to have served more than two terms. [10]
John F. Kennedy, a Democrat from Massachusetts, was elected President of the United States on November 8, 1960, was inaugurated as the nation's 35th president on January 20, 1961, and his presidency ended on November 22, 1963, upon his assassination and death. The following articles cover the timeline of Kennedy's presidency:
President John F. Kennedy (seated) with members of his White House staff. Kennedy scrapped the decision-making structure of Eisenhower, [23] preferring an organizational structure of a wheel with all the spokes leading to the president; he was ready and willing to make the increased number of quick decisions required in such an environment. [24]
Ivory Coast President Felix Houphouet-Boigny (1905 - 1993) and Marie-Therese Houphouet-Boigny, with First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (1929 - 1994) and US President John F Kennedy (1917 - 1963) as ...
Of the individuals elected president of the United States, four died of natural causes while in office (William Henry Harrison, [1] Zachary Taylor, [2] Warren G. Harding [3] and Franklin D. Roosevelt), four were assassinated (Abraham Lincoln, [4] James A. Garfield, [4] [5] William McKinley [6] and John F. Kennedy) and one resigned from office ...
Pat Kirkwood stands outside his nightspot, 1001 Main St., on Sept. 27, 1964, to tell of a chain of coincidences which got him involved in investigations of the assassination of President John F ...
I grew up in Tampa, and 60 years ago, I watched President John F. Kennedy pass by in an open convertible during his visit to the city, the first ever by a sitting president. Four days later, the ...