John F. Kennedy (1917-1963)

"JFK" 35th President of the United States (1961-1963)

He was preceded in the Presidency by Dwight Eisenhower and narrowly defeated Richard Nixon to win the 1960 Presidential election for the Democratic Party. Two years into his first term in office he was assassinated and was replaced by his Vice-President, Lyndon B. Johnson. He remains one of the most popular Presidents in U.S. history. In 1953, he married Jacqueline Bouvier and they had two children.

Parents

Joseph Patrick Kennedy Sr.

"Joe" Kennedy, U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom

1888-1969

Rose (Fitzgerald) Kennedy

Papal Countess Rose Elizabeth (Fitzgerald) Kennedy

1890-1995

Spouse

Jackie Kennedy Onassis

Mrs Jacqueline Lee (Bouvier) Kennedy, Onassis; 35th First Lady of the United States

1929-1994

Children

Caroline (Kennedy) Schlossberg

Mrs Caroline Bouvier (Kennedy) Schlossberg, 29th U.S, Ambassador to Japan

b.1957

John Kennedy Jr.

John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr.

1960-1999

Associated Houses

Kennedy Compound

Hyannis Port, Massachusetts

Wall Hall

Aldenham

St. Leonard's

Windsor

Hickory Hill

McLean, Virginia

Glen Ora

Middleburg, Virginia

The White House

Washington D.C.

Categories

Presidents & Prime Ministers

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