John Kennedy
John Kennedy typically refers to John F.
Kennedy (1917–1963), the 35th president of the United States, assassinated in Dallas.
His initials JFK name an airport, a center for performing arts, and countless streets and schools.
Other John Kennedys include his son John F.
Kennedy Jr. and Louisiana senator John Kennedy.
Where were you when John Kennedy was shot?
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 · Secret Service · limousine · sniper
Federal space exploration bureau
- moonNatural planetary satellite
- ApolloSun deity, moonshot namesake
- astronautSpacecraft crew member
- space raceContest for orbital superiority
lunar · launch · rocket · orbit · mission · exploration · moonshot · capsule
Federal volunteer service abroad
- civil rightsGuaranteed individual legal protections
- inaugural addressLeader's first formal oration
- idealismBelief in noble principles
- hopeDesire for good outcomes
inspiration · Camelot · mystique · martyrdom · torch · generation · presidential library
1962 US-Soviet nuclear standoff
- Bay of PigsFailed 1961 invasion site
- Berlin WallCold War partition
- KhrushchevCold War Soviet premier
- nuclearOf atomic energy
Soviet Union · containment · quarantine · blockade · brinksmanship · fallout shelter · détente · diplomacy
Formal beginning ceremony
- New FrontierUndiscovered realm awaiting exploration
- Oval OfficePresident's formal workspace
- White HouseOfficial presidential residence
- commander-in-chiefHighest military authority holder
administration · executive order · press conference · PT-109 · Rose Garden · televised debates · Nixon · Massachusetts
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 · Secret Service · limousine · sniper · rifle
NASA
Federal space exploration bureau
space race · lunar · launch · rocket · orbit · mission · exploration · moonshot · capsule · Mercury program
Peace Corps
Federal volunteer service abroad
- civil rightsGuaranteed individual legal protections
- inaugural addressLeader's first formal oration
- idealismBelief in noble principles
hope · inspiration · Camelot · mystique · martyrdom · torch · generation · presidential library
Cuban Missile Crisis
1962 US-Soviet nuclear standoff
- Bay of PigsFailed 1961 invasion site
- Berlin WallCold War partition
- KhrushchevCold War Soviet premier
nuclear · Soviet Union · containment · quarantine · blockade · brinksmanship · fallout shelter · détente · diplomacy · hotline
inauguration
Formal beginning ceremony
- New FrontierUndiscovered realm awaiting exploration
- Oval OfficePresident's formal workspace
- White HouseOfficial presidential residence
commander-in-chief · administration · executive order · press conference · PT-109 · Rose Garden · televised debates · Nixon · Massachusetts · senator
eloquent
Fluent and persuasive
telegenic · witty · stylish · dashing · confident · inspiring · photogenic · glamorous · vigor · sophistication
- PresidentsAbraham Lincoln, Andrew Jackson, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Donald Trump
- MassachusettsBoston, Cambridge, Cape Cod, Plymouth, Salem
John KennedyBarry Goldwater
Richard Nixon · Ronald Reagan · George Wallace · Joseph McCarthy · Joe McCarthy
John KennedyNikita Khrushchev
Fidel Castro · Che Guevara · Mao Zedong · Ho Chi Minh · Joseph Stalin