John Fritzgerald Kennedy John Kennedy was the first U.S. president that was born in the 20th Century and was the 35th president. Kennedy was born in Brookline, Massachusettes on May 29, 1917. In High school he was voted most likely to succeed. In 1947 Kennedy was elected into the House of Representatives and served for 6 years. His father was one of the richest men in America and in 1953 his father arranged his election into the senate and …showed first 75 words of 253 total…

…showed last 75 words of 253 total…took the blame for the disaster. During his term the Cuban missile crisis erupted and Kennedy was scared to take action but did and dissolved the problem by sending naval blockade around Cuba to prevent more missiles from getting into Cuba. After the crisis was dissolved Kennedy signed the “Nuclear Testing Ban.” Kennedy was assasinated on November 23, 1963 by a rifle shot by Lee Harvey Oswald who was shot 2 days later by Jack Ruby. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**