John F. Kennedy
John F.
Kennedy was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in Dallas in 1963.
Often referred to by his initials JFK, he remains a symbol of youthful idealism and unfulfilled promise in American political memory.
His presidency included the Cuban Missile Crisis, the founding of the Peace Corps, and the early space race.
The Kennedy name became a political dynasty: The Kennedys were American royalty.
Formal beginning ceremony
- New FrontierUndiscovered realm awaiting exploration
- Cuban Missile Crisis1962 US-Soviet nuclear standoff
- Bay of PigsFailed 1961 invasion site
- Cold WarProlonged East-West standoff
Oval Office · Peace Corps · Berlin Wall · Civil Rights Act · nuclear test ban · foreign policy · domestic policy · press conference
Legendary British royal seat
- iconicWidely recognized, enduring
- profileSide-facing outline
- silhouetteFilled-in outline shape
- eternal flameContinuously burning memorial light
idealism · martyrdom · mystique · nostalgia · photograph · memorial · tribute · anniversary
Dallas assassination site
- grassy knollSmall hill with lawn
- motorcadeProcession of official vehicles
- DallasNorth Texas metropolitan area
- Warren CommissionPresidential murder investigation body
Lee Harvey Oswald · conspiracy · magic bullet · Jack Ruby · autopsy · limousine · Secret Service · sniper
Bold, unlikely endeavor
- space raceContest for orbital superiority
- NASAFederal space exploration bureau
- Apollo programUS moonshot initiative
- moon landingCraft settling on satellite
civil rights · progressive · innovation · challenge · aspiration · courage · leadership · idealism
inauguration
Formal beginning ceremony
- New FrontierUndiscovered realm awaiting exploration
- Cuban Missile Crisis1962 US-Soviet nuclear standoff
- Bay of PigsFailed 1961 invasion site
Cold War · Oval Office · Peace Corps · Berlin Wall · Civil Rights Act · nuclear test ban · foreign policy · domestic policy · press conference · White House
Camelot
Legendary British royal seat
- iconicWidely recognized, enduring
- profileSide-facing outline
- silhouetteFilled-in outline shape
eternal flame · idealism · martyrdom · mystique · nostalgia · photograph · memorial · tribute · anniversary · documentary
Dealey Plaza
Dallas assassination site
- grassy knollSmall hill with lawn
- motorcadeProcession of official vehicles
- DallasNorth Texas metropolitan area
Lee Harvey Oswald · Warren Commission · conspiracy · magic bullet · Jack Ruby · autopsy · limousine · Secret Service · sniper · eternal flame
moonshot
Bold, unlikely endeavor
- space raceContest for orbital superiority
- NASAFederal space exploration bureau
- Apollo programUS moonshot initiative
moon landing · civil rights · progressive · innovation · challenge · aspiration · courage · leadership · idealism · exploration
eloquent
Fluent and persuasive
handsome · telegenic · witty · confident · inspiring · energetic · captivating · dynamic · debater · public speaker
- Irish AmericansJoe Biden, Eugene O'Neill, F. Scott Fitzgerald, James Cagney, Maureen O'Hara
- Bay StatersAbigail Adams, Samuel Adams, Paul Revere, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau
- Died in OfficeFranklin D. Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln, James Garfield, Warren G. Harding, Zachary Taylor
- Famous DeathsAbraham Lincoln, Julius Caesar, Martin Luther King Jr., Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Mahatma Gandhi
- Ivy League AlumniBarack Obama, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, George W. Bush, Al Gore
- Massachusetts PoliticsElizabeth Warren, Mitt Romney, JFK, Calvin Coolidge, Democratic Party
John F. KennedyBarry Goldwater
Richard Nixon · Ronald Reagan · Joseph McCarthy · George Wallace · Calvin Coolidge
John F. KennedyNikita Khrushchev
Fidel Castro · Mao Zedong · Joseph Stalin · Ho Chi Minh · Che Guevara
John F. KennedyRichard Nixon
Warren G. Harding · Herbert Hoover · Andrew Johnson · James Buchanan · Donald Trump