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John F. Kennedy was born on May 29, 1917 in Brookline, Massachusetts. Died on
November 2, 1963 in Dallas, Texas. He had died at the age of 49. His family included: his mom,
Rose Kennedy, his dad, Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., his brothers Robert F. Kennedy, Ted Kennedy,
Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., and his sisters Rosemary Kennedy, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Kathleen
Cavendish, Jean Kennedy Smith, and Patricia Kennedy Lawford.
Kennedy's grew up in a very wealthy and dominant Irish Catholic Boston family.
Kennedy had been nicknamed, "Jack", when he was younger by his older siblings who all were closely involved in each other's lives throughout the years. Kennedy had been a bad student and a mischievous boy when he was young. He had attended an all boys Catholic school named …show more content…
school. After graduating from Choate, he then spent a semester at Princeton, and then he transferred to Harvard, where he graduated, and for his Senior thesis he wrote about Great Britain, which was published as a book called, "Why Britain Slept."
Some of Kennedy's major life accomplishments and event's were being elected the
President of the United States, being the 4th assassinated president, abolishing the federal death penalty, initiating Project Apollo as the first manned expedition to the Moon, becoming the first Catholic president, preventing nuclear armageddon, and establishing the Peace Corps.
Kennedy had a big significance in history because he played a role in revolutionizing
American politics, and during his presidency, Kennedy evoked a sense of security and spirit of idealism, which reassured Americans of their nation's strengths and inspired them to serve their nation and the world. Also, during his presidency, Kennedy had helped to preserve the
Western democracy and helped prevent a nuclear war.
During his childhood, Kennedy had a few experiences that helped shape his personality, but one that had the most impact was the fact that he spent his first years at Choate College

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