President of the United States from 1961 to 1963 (1917–1963)
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The youngest elected president, shot in Dallas at 46, two years into a term defined by nuclear brinksmanship with the Soviets and a public image that outlasted the brevity of his time in office.
Born into the prominent Kennedy family in Brookline, Massachusetts, he graduated Harvard in 1940 and commanded PT boats in the Pacific during World War II—surviving the sinking of PT-109 made him a war hero but left him with lasting injuries. After a brief turn in journalism, he represented a working-class Boston district in the House from 1947 to 1953, then served as Massachusetts junior senator until 1960, publishing Profiles in Courage, which won a Pulitzer. His 1960 campaign gained momentum after the first televised presidential debates in American history, and he narrowly defeated Richard…
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War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today.
Where in the hell have you guys been? I've been at this bus stop for a whole week now.
In the Chinese language, the word "crisis" is composed of two characters, one representing danger and the other, opportunity.
I have just received the following wire from my generous daddy: "Dear Jack – Don’t buy a single vote more than necessary – I’ll be damned if I am going to pay for a landslide.
Let us not despair but act. Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer but the right answer.
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