John Fitzgerald Kennedy
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born in Brooklin, Massachusetts, on May 29th 1917. He’s probably the most popular President of the USA.
Coming from a rich family of Irish origins, John studied political science at Harvard and graduated in 1940. After graduating he joined the Navy and then worked as a journalist for some time before being elected as a Democrat to the House of Representatives in 1946 and then to the Senate in 1952.
In 1960, at the age of 43, he was elected President, defeating Richard Nixon; he was the youngest and the first Catholic President of the United States of America.
JKF’s years in office were marked by the Cold War, domestic reforms and the expansion of civil rights to back people.
While campaigning for presidency, he claimed that: “there is not enough money in all America to relieve the misery of the underdeveloped world, but there is enough know-how and knowledgeable people to help those nations help themselves”; a couple of months after the election, Kennedy founded the Peace Corps, an organization sending volunteers to work in developing countries.
His policy, known as the New Frontier, had the ambition to eradicate poverty, establish social equality and boost scientific research. He set the goal of landing the first man on the moon and return him safely on earth. Kennedy also promoted equal rights for women and furthered environmental issues.
Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, on 22nd November 1963 by Lee Harvey Oswald, and many believe that there was a conspiracy behind his assassination.