Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
Dates
- Existence: 1917 - 1963
Biography
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, in 1917. He graduated from Harvard University in 1940 with a bachelor of arts degree in government. He served in the U.S. Navy as a PT Boat commander in Panama and in the Pacific theater from 1941 to 1945. After World War II, he worked briefly as a reporter for Hearst Newspapers. He was a member of the Democratic Party and represented the 11th district of Massachusetts in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1947 to 1953. In 1952, he was elected to the U.S. Senate, and the next year he and Jacqueline "Jackie" Lee Bouvier were married. Kennedy was elected the 35th president of the United States in 1960. He was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, in 1963.
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
KPTV interview with Jackie Kennedy and John F. Kennedy
Interview with John F. Kennedy and Jackie Kennedy conducted by John A. Salisbury and broadcast on the Portland, Oregon, channel KPTV in 1958.
Gordon G. Macnab papers
Jack O'Donnell papers
Jack O'Donnell was Multnomah County auditor throughout the 1950s and 1960s. Collection includes a scrapbook, 1950-1972; correspondence from Edith Green and John F. Kennedy; invitations, 1961; Multnomah County Democratic Directory, 1966-1967; and newspaper clippings.
Oral history interview with Monroe Sweetland
Oral history interview with Monroe Sweetland conducted by Rick Harmon from November 16, 1984, to October 26, 1987, as part of the Oregon Legislature Oral History Series. Sweetland was an Oregon state representative and senator.