Who was Jack • John F. Kennedy was born in Brookline Massachusetts • May 29,1917 to Rose & Joseph Kennedy • John F. Kennedy also known as Jack to his family in the year 1919 was a very sick child he suffer from scarlet fever, diphtheria, appendicitis, whooping cough, jaundice, asthma and pneumonia, just to name a few. Most of these illnesses could have killed him.
1936 John F. Kennedy goes to Harvard • 1943 John F. Kennedy became a Lieutenant assigned to the South Pacific as a Commander of a patrol torpedo boat called The PT- 109 • 1952 J.F.K. was elected to the Untied States Senate
Love in the Air • Soon after being elected, Senator John F. Kennedy at 36 years old married 24 year old Jacqueline Onassis, making her Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
• July 13,1960 The Democratic party nominated J.F.K. as a candidate for president. In the general election of November 8,1960 Kennedy defeated the Republican Vice President Richard M. Nixon and at the age of 43. • In 1960 Kennedy was the youngest man elected President and was the 1st Catholic as well.
The Assassination • John F. Kennedy served as President for the Untied States for 3years and unfortunately he was assassinated November 22, 1963 in Houston Texas as they drove him & his wife along the people of Houston in a Rally. Sitting next to him, his wife of 10 years Jackie Kennedy witness, J.F.K. expire after his head was nearly blown off in the back seat of that convertible