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.