John F. Kennedy
35th President of the United States
Personal Information
- Born
- 5/29/1917 in Brookline, Massachusetts
- Died
- 11/22/1963 in Dallas, Texas(Age 46)
- Burial Location
- Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia
Term in Office
- Party
- Democratic
- Years
- 1961 - 1963
- Running Mate
- Lyndon B. Johnson
- Age When Elected
- 43
- Term Ended Early
- Assassinated
Significant Events
Cuban Missile Crisis
10/16/1962
A 13-day confrontation with the Soviet Union over missiles in Cuba.
Space Race
5/25/1961
Declared the goal of landing a man on the Moon before the decade's end.