The Life of John F. Kennedy
Date Submitted: 09/19/2004 09:19:55
Category: / History / North American History
Length: 2 pages (507 words)
Category: / History / North American History
Length: 2 pages (507 words)
John F. Kennedy was born in Brookline Massachusetts on May 29, 1917.
He attended Harvard University and graduated in 1940. From 1941-1945 he
served in the United States Navy, during World War II. In 1946 he was
elected to the United States House of Representatives. Then in 1952 he
was elected to the United States Senate. On September 12, 1953 he was
married to Jacqueline Lee Bouvier. Then in 1960 he was elected President
of the United States. On November 22, 1963 he was assassinated …
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…There, while in a motorcade going through the streets of
Dallas, he was shot by an assumed gunman by the name of Lee Harvey Oswald.
After his death in Dallas, Johnson was sworn in as President of the United
States, on the plane back to Washington. Kennedy's funeral was held on
November 25, 1963 where he was then buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
An eternal flame was lit over his grave, where it is still burning today.
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