President John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy
Kennedy in 1961

35th President of the United States
In office January 20, 1961 – November 22, 1963
Vice President	Lyndon B. Johnson
Preceded by	Dwight D. Eisenhower
Succeeded by	Lyndon B. Johnson
United States Senator from Massachusetts
In office January 3, 1953 – December 22, 1960
Preceded by	Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.
Succeeded by	Benjamin A. Smith II
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 11th district
In office January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1953
Preceded by	James Michael Curley
Succeeded by	Tip O'Neill
Personal details
Born	John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1917-05-29)May 29, 1917 Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	November 22, 1963(1963-11-22) (aged 46) Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Cause of death	Ballistic trauma, assassination
Resting place	Arlington National Cemetery
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Jacqueline Bouvier (m. 1953)
Relations	See Kennedy family
Children	Arabella, Caroline, John Jr., and Patrick
Parents	Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy
Alma mater	Harvard University
Profession	Politician
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Navy
Years of service	1941–1945
Rank	Lieutenant
Unit	Motor Torpedo Squadron 2 Patrol Torpedo Boat 109 Patrol Torpedo Boat 59
Battles/wars	World War II Solomon Islands campaign
Awards	Navy and Marine Corps Medal Purple Heart Medal American Defense Service Medal American Campaign Medal Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ three ³⁄₁₆ inch bronze stars World War II Victory

The Kennedy Cabinet
Office	Name	Term

President	John F. Kennedy	1961–1963
Vice President	Lyndon B. Johnson	1961–1963

Secretary of State	Dean Rusk	1961–1963

Secretary of Treasury	C. Douglas Dillon	1961–1963

Secretary of Defense	Robert McNamara	1961–1963

Attorney General	Robert F. Kennedy	1961–1963

Postmaster General	J. Edward Day	1961–1963
Postmaster General	John A. Gronouski	1963

Secretary of the Interior	Stewart Udall	1961–1963

Secretary of Agriculture	Orville Freeman	1961–1963

Secretary of Commerce	Luther H. Hodges	1961–1963

Secretary of Labor	Arthur Goldberg	1961–1962
Secretary of Labor	W. Willard Wirtz	1962–1963

Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare	Abraham A. Ribicoff	1961–1962
Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare	Anthony J. Celebrezze	1962–1963

John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), commonly referred to by his initials JFK, was an American politician who served as the 35th President of the United States from January 1961 until his assassination in November 1963. Kennedy served at the height of the Cold War, and much of his presidency focused on managing relations with the Soviet Union. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Massachusetts in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate prior to becoming president.

Kennedy was born in Brookline, Massachusetts to Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. and Rose Kennedy. A scion of the Kennedy family, he graduated from Harvard University before joining the United States Naval Reserve in 1941. During World War II, Kennedy commanded a series of PT boats in the Pacific theater, earning the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for his service. After the war, Kennedy represented Massachusetts's 11th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1947 to 1953. He was subsequently elected to the U.S. Senate and served as the junior Senator from Massachusetts from 1953 until 1960. While serving in the Senate, he published Profiles in Courage, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography. In the 1960 presidential election, Kennedy narrowly defeated incumbent Vice President and Republican opponent Richard Nixon.