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John Fitzgerald Kennedy Born
JFK Child
JFK was born in Brookline, Massachusetts.. He is the second of Rose and Joseph Kennedy's nine children. -
Enrolled in Elite Boarding School,Choate
Enrolled in high schoolat Choate. He was very intelligent and had lot of potential to do well but he only earnedmediocre grades -
Graduation from Harvard
Graduates from Harvard with a degree in International Affairs. His senior thesis, which critique how prepared Britain was for World War II, which was what his first book was based on. -
Enlisted in the Navy
Navy
JFK followed his brother, Joe Jr. who was a trained navy pilot in to the Navy. He enlisted on the eve of United States entry in to WWII. -
Election to Congress
Elected to the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts' 11th District. -
Election to US Senate
His election to the US Senate was a key step in JFK's political ascendancy. -
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Kennedy Defeats Nixon in 1960 Election
Debate
John F. Kennedy is elected the 35th President of the United States. He defeated, Richard Nixon, by a slim margin. -
JFK Assassination
NewsAssassinaton
While campaigning in Dallas, Texas for re-election he was shot and killed by Lee Harvey Oswald
