The Life Story of John F. Kennedy
John Fitzgerald Kennedy is more popularly known or referred to by his initials JFK. He was an American politician who served as the 35th president of the United States from 1961 until his assassination near the end of his third year in office. He was the youngest man and the first Roman Catholic ever elected to the presidency of the United States. Kennedy served at the height of the Cold War, and the majority of his work as president concerning relations with the Soviet Union and Cuba. John F. Kennedy glimmers through history as the young, idealistic president whose Camelot administration promised a new dawn for America. He was an immensely popular president, at home and abroad. At times he seemed to be everywhere at once, encouraging better physical fitness, improving the morale of government workers, bringing brilliant advisers to the White House, and beautifying Washington, D.C. He was only a President for over 1000 days but his presidency was intensely remembered not only because of his untimely death but because he was able to steer the country away from Nuclear War. Some of his achievements were the Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty and the Alliance for Progress and creating the Peace Corps. It was also during his presidency that he launched America on its mission to the moon and beyond. His assassination is still one of the most notorious political murders of the 20th century and remains a source of bafflement, controversy, and speculation.
