John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy

Websites : The White House: John F. Kennedy, John F. Kennedy Library

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BIOGRAPHY

John F. Kennedy (1917—63) served as 35th president of the United States (1961–63). He faced a number of foreign crises, especially in Cuba and Berlin, but managed to secure such achievements as the Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty and the Alliance for Progress. Kennedy was assassinated while riding in a motorcade in Dallas.

John F. Kennedy is the author of Why England Slept; Profiles in Courage: Decisive Moments in the Lives of Celebrated Americans; The Strategy of Peace; Executive Orders of John F. Kennedy; The Public Papers of John F. Kennedy and other Presidents; and Kennedy-Khrushchev Exchanges, among others.

Photograph: John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston

Primary Contributions (1)
Oliver Ellsworth
Oliver Ellsworth was an American statesman and jurist, chief author of the 1789 act establishing the U.S. federal court system. He was the third chief justice of the United States. (Read Britannica’s biography of this author, President John Kennedy.) Ellsworth attended Yale and the College of New…
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Publications (4)
Why England Slept by John F. Kennedy
Why England Slept by John F. Kennedy (November 2016)
By John F Kennedy
In June 1938, Future British Prime Minister Winston Churchill published a book entitled “Arms and the Covenant”. It was then published in the US in September 1938 as “While England Slept; a Survey of World Affairs, 1932-1938”. It highlighted the United Kingdom's lack of military preparation. At that time the war was looming but had not started yet. The majority in England wanted to stay out of the war and to rely in England's natural barriers. However, the views of Churchill ultimately prevailed...
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The Uncommon Wisdom of JFK: A Portrait in His Own Words
The Uncommon Wisdom of JFK: A Portrait in His Own Words (November 2003)
By John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Bill Adler

A series of quotes, speeches, essays, anecdotes, and archival photographs and footage offer a dramatic portrait of the martyred president on the fortieth anniversary of his assassination, capturing such milestones as PT 109, courtship of Jackie, loss of his child, presidential victory, and more. 40,000 first printing.

Prelude to Leadership: The Post-War Diary of John F. Kennedy
Prelude to Leadership: The Post-War Diary of John F. Kennedy (May 1997)
By John F. Kennedy
Prelude to Leadership is the private diary of John F. Kennedy when he was a 28-year-old reporter in Europe. It offers a short yet intimate look into the mind of the man who was to become the 35th President of the United States. As World War II was ending and the Cold War was just beginning, a young naval hero decommissioned before war's end because of his crippling injuries, traveled through a devastated Europe. During the trip, John F. Kennedy kept a diary, never before published. As...
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Profiles in Courage (Paperback) Book
Profiles in Courage (Paperback) Book (January 1957)
By John F. Kennedy
Written in 1955 by the then junior senator from the state of Massachusetts, John F. Kennedy's Profiles in Courage served as a clarion call to every American. The inspiring true accounts of eight unsung heroic acts by American patriots at different junctures in our nation's history, Kennedy's book became required reading, an instant classic, and was awarded the Pulitzer Prize. Now, a half-century later, it remains a moving, powerful, and relevant testament to the indomitable national spirit...
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