President+John+F.+Kennedy

Hey guys, just want to let you know a little bit about JFK before you go on and on about your theories. When i get home i will try to make a biography with pics. and all that good stuff. Please help if you know any more info.

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John Fitzgerald Kennedy  , the son of [|Joseph Patrick Kennedy] and [|Rose Fitzgerald,] was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, on 29th May, 1917. His great grandfather, [|Patrick Kennedy], had emigrated from [|Ireland] in 1849 and his grandfathers, [|Patrick Joseph Kennedy] and [|John Francis Fitzgerald], were important political figures in [|Boston]. Kennedy's father was a highly successful businessman who later served as ambassador to Great Britain (1937-40).  In 1940 Kennedy graduated from [|Harvard University] with a science degree. The same year saw the publication of // [|Why England Slept] //   (1940), a book on foreign policy. He joined the [|United States Navy] in 1941 and became an intelligence officer. After the United States entered the [|Second World War], Kennedy was transferred to the Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron where he was given command of a PT boat.

Sent to the [|South Pacific], in August 1943, his boat was hit by a Japanese destroyer. Two of his crew were killed but the other six men managed to cling on to what remained of the boat. After a five hour struggle Kennedy, and what was left of his crew, managed to get to an island five miles from where the original incident took place.

Kennedy suffered a bad back injury and in December 1943 was sent back to the United States. When he recovered he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant and became a PT instructor in Florida. After a further operation on his back he returned to civilian life in March 1945. For the next twelve months he worked as a journalist covering the [|United Nations Conference] in San Francisco and the [|1945 General Election] in Britain.

A member of the [|Democratic Party], Kennedy won election to the House of Representatives in 1946. Over the next couple of years he established himself as a loyal supporter of [|Harry S. Truman]. In Congress he advocated progressive taxation, the extension of social welfare and more low-cost public housing. He was also a leading opponent of the [|Taft-Hartley Bill].

Kennedy took a strong interest in foreign policy and in 1951 toured Europe visiting Britain, France, Italy, Spain, Yugoslavia and West Germany. On his return he told the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations that the United States should maintain its policy of helping to defend Western Europe. However, he argued that the countries concerned should contribute more to the costs of the operation.

In the autumn of 1951 Kennedy visited the Middle East, India, Pakistan, Indochina, Malaya and Korea. An opponent of colonial empires, Kennedy urged that France should leave Algeria. He also argued for increased financial aid to underdeveloped countries.

Kennedy was elected to the Senate in 1952. The following y ear he married  [|Jacqueline Bouvier], the daughter of a [|New York City] financier. Over the next few years four children were b orn but only two, Caroline and John, survived infancy. Kennedy continued to suffer from back problems and had two operations in October 1954 and February 1955. While recovering in hospital he wrote the [|Pulitzer Prize] winning // [|Profiles in Courage] //   (1956).