Born: May 29, 1917, Brookline, Massachusetts; Died: November 22, 1963, Dallas, Texas. Democrat. 35th President of the United States, January 20, 1961 to November 22, 1963. U.S. Senator, Massachusetts, 1953-1960. U.S. House of Representatives, 1947-1953. Authorized failed Bay of Pigs Invasion, 1961, and served during the Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962. Majority of his presidency dealt with managing relations with the Soviet Union during the height of the Cold War. Kennedy was a World War II veteran. Before his presidency he won a Pulitzer Prize for his biography, “Profiles in Courage.” He is the second youngest to hold the Office of the President, having been inaugurated at the age of 43. He is the only Roman Catholic to occupy the office. Kennedy initiated the creation of security ties with Israel, and is credited with being the founder of the U.S.-Israeli military alliance. In 1960, Kennedy stated, “Israel will endure and flourish. It is the child of hope and the home of the brave. It can neither be broken by adversity nor demoralized by success. It carries the shield of democracy and it honors the sword of freedom.” November 22, 1963, Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas.
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