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President Kennedy's death caused enormous sadness and grief among all Americans. Most people still remember exactly where they were and what they were doing when they heard the news. Hundreds of thousands of people gathered in Washington for the President's funeral, and millions throughout the world watched it on television. Kennedy's brief time as president stands out in people's memories for his leadership, personality, and accomplishments. Several people respect his coolness when faced with difficult decisions.  Others admire his ability to inspire people with his eloquent speeches. Still others think his compassion and his willingness to fight for new government programs to help the poor, the elderly and the ill were most important.

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On November 21, 1963, President Kennedy flew to Texas to give political speeches. The next day, as his car drove slowly past cheering crowds in Dallas, shots rang out. Kennedy was seriously wounded and died a short time later. Within a few hours of the shooting, police arrested Lee Harvey Oswald and charged him with the murder. Others, however, believe more than one person was responsible. All of the United States,indeed, the world, was in devastated. In Indonesia, flags were lowered to half-mast. In New Delhi, India, crowds wept in the streets.

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The Vietnam War, was a civil war in which anti-Communist forces in South Vietnam, were fighting against a takeover by Communist forces in North Vietnam. Kennedy believed that a "full-scale war in Vietnam was unthinkable," he tripled American forces in the country.

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On October 22, 1962, Kennedy announced to the nation that the Soviet Union had sent nuclear missiles to Cuba. Messages were sent back and forth between Kennedy, Khrushchev, and Pope John XXIII.

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In his short time in office, Kennedy faced many crises. On April 17, 1961, fourteen hundred Cuban exiles, invaded Cuba at the Bay of Pigs. On April 18 the Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev, sent a note to Kennedy stating that his government would help the Cuban government resist an attack. By April 20 the invasion had failed. Kennedy took responsibility for it although the plan for training Cuban exiles had actually begun during the presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower.

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Kennedy and his family brought a new and youthful spirit to the White House. The Kennedys believed that the White House should be a place to celebrate American history, culture, and achievement. They invited artists, writers, scientists, poets, musicians, actors, and athletes to visit them. Jacqueline Kennedy shared her husband's interest in American history. Gathering some of the finest art and furniture, she managed to restore all the rooms in the White House to make it a place that truly reflected America’s history and artistic creativity.

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Kennedy made tours and won the Democratic primaries in New Hampshire, Wisconsin, Indiana, Ohio, Oregon, Maryland, Nebraska, and West Virginia. John F. Kennedy became the 35th president on January 20, 1961. In his speech he spoke of the need for all Americans to be active citizens. He believed in the separation of church and state .To him, this meant that he would not let his religion affect the decisions he made as a president.

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When he returned back from the army he did newspaper work for several months. Although since his family was devoted to public service, Kennedy was inspired to start a career in presidency. He started off by talking directly to voters and what their biggest concern was. In April 1952 Kennedy ran for a seat in the U.S. Senate against Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr, Kennedy won by seventy thousand views.

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After Kennedy's training with the Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron, he was shipped to the South Pacific to fight in the war against Japan. In March 1943 he was given command of a patrol torpedo boat, a small, fast boat armed with weapons, including torpedoes.

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After graduating from Harvard with honors in 1940, Kennedy went to Stanford University for graduate studies. In April 1941 he tried to enlist in the U.S. Army but was rejected for physical reasons (a back injury received while playing football). Months later, after his back strengthened through a regimen of exercises, the U.S. Navy accepted him. He then became an intelligence officer in Washington, D.C. After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, a U.S. Navy base in Hawaii, on December 7, 1941, the United States entered World War II.

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Kennedy was ill several times during his childhood and spent a lot of his time reading. He enrolled in Princeton but his lack of enrollment caused him to dropout. Later he attended Harvard. After graduating from Harvard with honors, Kennedy went to Stanford University for graduate studies.

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Growing up JFK was the second son of nine children. His family was very wealthy. His father, Joseph P Kennedy was a multimillionare buisness executive and financier.

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John F Kennedy was born May 29, 1917 in Brookline Massachusetts.