John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy, commonly referred to by his initials JFK, was an American politician who served as the 35th President of the United States from January 1961 until his assassination in November 1963. The Cuban Missile Crisis, The Bay of Pigs Invasion, the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, the establishment of the Peace Corps, developments in the Space Race, the building of the Berlin Wall, the Trade Expansion Act to lower tariffs, and the Civil Rights Movement all took place...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPresident
Date of Birth29 May 1917
CountryUnited States of America
For of those to whom much is given, much is required.
Do you realize the responsibility I carry? I'm the only person between Nixon and the White House.
The rights of man come not from the generosity of the state but from the hand of God.
The unity of freedom has never relied on uniformity of opinion.
We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things. Not because they are easy, but because they are hard.
A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people.
Wealth is the means, and people are the ends. All our material riches will avail us little if we do not use them to expand the opportunities of our people.
I just received the following wire from my generous Daddy; Dear Jack, Don't buy a single vote more than is necessary. I'll be damned if I'm going to pay for a landslide.
In a time of turbulence and change, it is more true than ever that knowledge is power.
We stand for freedom. That is our conviction for ourselves; that is our only commitment to others.
Democracy is never a final achievement. It is a call to an untiring effort.
The world is very different now. For man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty, and all forms of human life.
For in a democracy, every citizen, regardless of his interest in politics, "hold office"; every one of us is in a position of responsibility; and, in the final analysis, the kind of government we get depends upon how we fulfill those responsibilities. We, the people, are the boss, and we will get the kind of political leadership, be it good or bad, that we demand and deserve.
Show me a man with a great golf game, and I’ll show you a man who has been neglecting something.