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John F. Kennedy

Kennedy was born on 29 May 1917 in Brookline, Massachusetts. JFK was the 35th president and was assassinated in 1963. He went to Brookline Edward Devotion School in kindergarten until the 3rd grade. In his high school years he attended Choate School in Wallingford Connecticut. That would be bad to go to an all boys school. He was in the shadows of his older brother Joe in his early years at Choate and reacted with bad behavior. Such as exploding a toilet seat with a firecracker. Kennedy enrolled at Harvard in 1936 and graduated cum laude with his degree of international affairs.

He then served in the US NAVY after being rejected by the army because of his horrible back problems. After WW2 JFK decided to run for political office. JFK decided to run for presidency in 1960 running for the democratic party. Kennedy and repubican Richard Nixon took place in the first presidential debates ever in US history. JFK was "sworn" into presidency on January 20,1961. One of his first acts of presidency was the "peace corps." Under this policy americans would volunteer to help underdeveloped nations with needs like construction, health care, farming, and education. JFK also led the United States in the "Space Race." Probably one of his most famous sayings was "ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country."

JFK was assassinated on November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas by Lee Harvey Oswald. Before Oswald could be tried in court, he was killed by Jack Ruby. I think JFK was a very good guy. He grew up with great family values and was a good president.

Sources: http://www.presidentprofiles.com/Kennedy-Bush/John-F-Kennedy-Family-background.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Kennedy

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