John F. Kennedy 35th US President 1961- 1963

John F. Kennedy 1917- 1963

35th US President 1961 - 1963

Democrat

First Lady Jacqueline Bouvier

Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson

Kennedy's administration had seen many strugles. Domestically the US was struggling with Civil rights, Communism was gaining strength in East Germany and Cuba. Kennedy supported Anti-Castro Cubans in the Bay of Pigs invasion and resisted the communist forces in East Berlin. Kennedy also established the Peace Corps to bring education and skills to underdeveloped countries. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963.

John F. Kennedy Quotes:

Let both sides seek to invoke the wonders of science instead of its terrors. Together let us explore the stars, conquer the deserts, eradicate disease, tap the ocean depths, and encourage the arts and commerce.
John F. Kennedy


Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.
John F. Kennedy


Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans - born in this century, tempered by war, disciplined by a hard and bitter peace.
John F. Kennedy

Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.
John F. Kennedy

Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past. Let us accept our own responsibility for the future.
John F. Kennedy