John grew up in a wealthy and powerful political family in Brookline,

Massachusetts. It was also a big family as he had three brothers and five
sisters.
John graduated from Harvard in 1940 with honors. He then traveled
to Great Britain to be with his father who was the U.S. Ambassador to Great
Britain at the time.
John got involved in politics and he was helped by his father to get
elected to the U.S. Congress in 1947. John served as congressman for six
years and then became a U.S. Senator in 1953. Kennedy ran for president in
1960 against current Vice President Richard Nixon. He won in one of the
closest elections in history.
When Kennedy was elected he gave one of the most stirring
inaugural speeches in history. In this speech he said the famous words "Ask
not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country."
His presidency was marked by major events in the Cold War. These
events included the building of the Berlin Wall in Germany by the
communists, the Bay of Pigs, and the Cuban Missile Crisis.
On November 22, 1963 John F. Kennedy was shot by Lee Harvey
 He was the first president who was
Oswald while riding in a convertible car in Dallas, Texas.
a Boy Scout.
 He was the youngest ever to be
elected president
 His grandfather, John Fitzgerald,
was mayor of Boston and a U.S. 1. JFK was an only child.
Congressman.
 He won the Pulitzer Prize in history 2. He studied at Harvard University.
for the book Profiles in Courage.
 He was credited in starting the 3. His Father worked in France.
Peace Corp. 4. JFK became president in 1960.
5. When he was president the country was at war with USSR.
6. He died of a heart attack in Dallas.

Name: John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Born: 29/05/17
Died: 22/11/63
President USA: 35th
from 1960 to 1963
Family: 4 children (3 dead) ..................................................................................................
3 brothers
4 sisters
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Married to: Jacqueline Lee Bouvier ..................................................................................................
Religion: Roman Catholic
Job: Politician ..................................................................................................
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If you had to write or talk about a famous person for
an exam, what are the elements that you could keep?
important not important maybe depends on the person