John F. Kennedy
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35th President of the United States
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| In office January 20, 1961 – November 22, 1963 |
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| Vice President(s) | Lyndon B. Johnson |
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| Preceded by | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Succeeded by | Lyndon B. Johnson |
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| Born | May 29, 1917 Brookline, Massachusetts |
| Died | November 22, 1963 Dallas, Texas |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy Onassis |
John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 - November 22, 1963), also known as JFK, was the 35th president of the United States of America. He held office from 1961 until he was assassinated (shot dead) in 1963. He was the youngest president ever elected and the only Roman Catholic president.
JFK was friends with a pretty actress called Marilyn Monroe, and one day she sang "Happy Birthday, Mr President" for him for his birthday. This song is very famous.
When JFK was killed it was a great mystery. Police say that a man called Lee Harvey Oswald killed JFK, but some people think that some people in the American government killed him instead. Some people think that two shots were fired, and there are many stories about what really happened. People call this the greatest conspiracy theory ever in the whole world, as there are so many different stories and so many people believe that something strange happened.
An airport was named after JFK, because he was so famous. Many other places were named after JFK too.
The Kennedys were a rich and influencal Irish-Catholic family, many of them did great things, but lots of sad things happened to many of them, JFK's brother Bobby Kennedy was also a famous politician. Bobby Kennedy was also killed and it is also a great mystery.
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