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
In a time of turbulence and change, it is more true than ever that knowledge is power.
As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.
A full scale nuclear exchange, lasting less than 60 minutes...could wipe out more than 300 million Americans, Europeans, and Russians, as well as untold numbers elsewhere. And the survivors-as Chairman Khrushchev warned the Communist Chinese, `the survivors would envy the dead.' For they would inherit a world so devastated by explosions and poison and fire that today we cannot conceive of its horrors.
Our growing softness, our increasing lack of physical fitness, is a menace to our security.
Everywhere immigrants have enriched and strengthened the fabric of American life.
The United States of America has no intention of finishing second in space. This effort is expensive-but it pays its way for freedom and for America.
Lofty words cannot construct an alliance or maintain it; only concrete deeds can do that.
Only in the case of the Negro has the melting pot failed to bring a minority into the full stream of American life.
There comes a point where you see no evidence that the carrot and diplomacy are working.
A life of complete leisure is the hardest work of all.
The guiding principle of this Nation has been, is now, and ever shall be IN GOD WE TRUST.
While we cannot guarantee that we shall one day be first, we can guarantee that any failure to make this effort will make us last.
When asked what I am most proud of, I stick out my chest, hold my head high and state proudly, 'I served in the United States Navy!'
The basis of effective government is public confidence.