John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy

President of the United States from 1961 to 1963 (1917–1963)

John Fitzgerald Kennedy, also known as JFK, was the 35th president of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. He was the youngest person elected president, at 43 years, and the first Catholic president. Kennedy served at the height of the Cold War, and the majority of his foreign policy concerned relations with the Soviet Union and Cuba. A member of the Democratic Party, Kennedy represented Massachusetts in both houses of the United States Congress before his presidency.

Also known as...Kennedy, Jack Kennedy, President Kennedy, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, J. F. Kennedy, JFK, John Kennedy, John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy, JF Kennedy, and John F Kennedy
Politics US & Canada
Senators vote to dock pay

Senators vote to dock pay U.S. senators unanimously voted to suspend their own pay during future government shutdowns to prevent budget impasses.