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Facts

Also Known As John Fitzgerald Kennedy • JFK
Born May 29, 1917 • Brookline • Massachusetts
Died November 22, 1963 (aged 46) • Dallas • Texas
Title / Office presidency of the United States of America (1961-1963), United States • United States Senate (1953-1960), United States • House of Representatives (1947-1953), United States
Political Affiliation Democratic Party
Awards And Honors Pulitzer Prize
Notable Works “Profiles in Courage”
Notable Family Members spouse Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis • father Joseph P. Kennedy • mother Rose Kennedy • daughter Caroline Kennedy • son John F. Kennedy, Jr. • brother Ted Kennedy • brother Robert F. Kennedy • sister Eunice Kennedy Shriver • sister Rosemary Kennedy
Role In Bay of Pigs invasion • Cold War • Cuban missile crisis • Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty • Vietnam War • World War II • Equal Pay Act

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  • Arnold Schwarzenegger is John F. Kennedy's nephew by marriage.
  • John F. Kennedy suffered from chronic back pain due to his uneven legs.
  • John F. Kennedy is the only U.S. president to receive a Purple Heart.
  • Kennedy was stranded at sea for six days during World War II.

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