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John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born on May 29, 1917 in Brookline, MA. He was the second child out of nine that Rose and Joseph Kennedy had. His family was prominent in Massachusetts due to their political background and ties in the community. His mother and father were very loving and caring and provided a comfortable life for their kids.

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He attended Choate, a boarding school for adolescent boys in Connecticut. He played tennis, basketball, football, and golf and also enjoyed reading. He had a daily subscription to the New York Times and he was not the best student. He did not always work as hard as he could, except in history and English, which were his favorite subjects.

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He graduated from Choate and entered Harvard in 1936, where his older brother, Joe, was already a student. Like his brother he played football but while playing he ruptured a disk in his spine. He was active in student groups and sports and he worked hard in his history and government classes. Late in 1937, Mr. Kennedy was appointed United States Ambassador to England and because of his father’s job, he became very interested in European politics and world affairs.

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After graduating he joined the Navy. He was made Lieutenant and assigned to the South Pacific as commander of a patrol torpedo boat, the PT-109. He had a crew of twelve men whose mission was to stop Japanese ships from delivering supplies to their soldiers. On the night of August 2, 1943, a Japanese destroyer rammed the PT-109, splitting it in half and killing two men. He saved Patrick McMahon, one of his crew members, and led his men toward a small island several miles away. Seven days later the PT-109 crew was rescued, he was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for his leadership and courage.

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JFK went to Harvard University where he graduated in 1940 as cum laud with a Bachelors of Arts in Government with a concentration in Internal Affairs.

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JFK is the only President so far that has been awarded a Purple Heart for his bravery and being wounded in action. Also, JFK was a big fan of Cuban cigars and had his press secretary acquire 1200 of them the day before he signed the Cuban Embargo making all Cuban products illegal in the USA.

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On May 1950, John and Jacqueline were introduced at a dinner party in Washington DC by a mutual friend. November 1952, He proposes to Jackie and they get married on September 12, 1953 in Newport, Rhode Island. They had 2 children Caroline and John Jr, although Jackie had pregnancy problems so she had 1 stillborn and a premature baby who died.

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He ran for Congress in Massachusetts' eleventh congressional district, where he won in 1946. This was the beginning of his political career, he served three terms (six years) in the House of Representatives, and in 1952 he was elected to the US Senate. John F. Kennedy was becoming a popular politician and in 1956 he was almost picked to run for vice president

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Television was a new thing so he went to tv to do debates with Nixon. Many people liked him and wanted him more based off of these debates, rather than Nixon who was seen as more mature. He also advocated for the Civil Rights Movement and the turn for the future against the Cold War.

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In 1962 the United States discovered that the Soviet Union was building secret missile bases in Cuba. These missiles would be able to strike the U.S. with nuclear bombs. In the coming days the U.S. and the Soviet Union came close to nuclear war. The U.S. quarantined Cuba in order to keep the missiles out. After negotiations, the Soviet Union agreed to dismantle the bases. In return, the U.S. agreed to never attack Cuba and to remove missiles from Turkey.

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JFK was elected the 35th President of the USA in 1961. He was apart of the Democratic party and his VP was Lyndon B. Johnson.