does anybody know any facts about John F Kennedy?

Question

I have to do an essay! HELP!!
ps HI courtney cachraune!!!

Answer 1

Some little-known facts and trivia about the President of the United States John F. Kennedy.
LITTLE-KNOWN FACTS

Kennedy was notoriously careless about money. He never carried cash with him, and was always "borrowing" from fiends--for restaurant checks, cab fares, or even the collection plate at church. Occasionally, even his closest friends became irritated with the fact that the wealthy Kennedy made no effort to pay them back.


--Sen. Barry Goldwater is a 1st-rate photographer, and he once took a picture of President Kennedy and sent it to him for an autograph. The picture came back with this inscription:


For Barry Goldwater, whom I urge to follow the career for which he has shown so much talent--photography. From his friend, John Kennedy.

-Kennedy usually swam twice a day during his Presidency, in a White House pool which he ordered heated to 90 deg. On the wall facing the pool, Kennedy had an artist paint a floor to ceiling mural of a typical Massachusetts waterfront, complete with launches at anchor, Cape Cod houses, and trees.


--According to the polls, Kennedy's highest rating as President came right after the Bay of Pigs fiasco, as the American people rallied to support their President in difficult times, and 82% expressed approval of his handling of the job. No one was more amazed at this development than Kennedy. "My God," he said, "it's as bad as Eisenhower. The worse I do the more popular I get."

Kennedy was the first President to hold a press conference on television.
He was the first president to also be a Boy Scout.
John F. Kennedy was the first president to use the desk that was a present from Queen Victoria.
Kennedy was the first Roman Catholic president.
He was the youngest man elected president, but not our youngest president, Teddy Roosevelt was younger at the time of his inauguration.
John F. Kennedy is one of two presidents that is buried in Arlington National Cemetary.
One of his favorite poems was "I Have a Rendezvous With Death" by Alan Seeger.
His father said "I will not pay for a landslide." during his campaign.
Kennedy was the first president born in the 20th century.
He won a Pulitzer Prize for his book "Profiles in Courage."
Kennedy was the only president to appoint their brother to a cabinet post.
Kennedy commissioned Pierre Salinger to buy and stockpile 1,500 Havana cigars on the eve of signing the Cuban trade embargo.
C.S. Lewis, a famous writer, died on the same day that Kennedy was shot.
Kennedy was a very fast random speaker, with upwards of 350 words per minute.
His right leg was 3/4 of an inch longer than his left, so he wore corrective shoes to make up for it.
Kennedy canceled all White House subscriptions to the New York Herald Tribune. When a copy of the Tribune was used to line a box for newborn puppies in the White House, JFK reportedly commented “It’s finally found its proper use.”
John F. Kennedy had a sister, Rosemary, who was mentally retarded.
Kennedy was the first president who had served in the U.S. Navy.
Kennedy was called Jack by his friends.
He was named after his grandfather, John F. Fitzgerald.
Kennedy was the only president to be a Roman Catholic.

Answer 2

it's not so much John F Kennedy I know of rather then 1 of the things involved in the aftermath of the tragedy of his murder and where it is today since it's still around

The Boeing 707 that carried his body home after the murder that was also an Air Force One presidential transport went on into service up untill it was too costly to maintain and cost too much fuel to run and was retired durring the Reagan administration but it is still around and on display as a historic museum

It's on display at Wright Patterson Air Force Base outside Dayton Ohio and it's very interesting I've done the walk through tour of it

Answer 3

born brookline mass may 1917 brothers joe jr,teddy,kathleen,rosemary,bobby went to choate middle school.harvard.served in pacific during ww 2,rescued survivors of pt109 after boat was sunk by japanese,elected to congress 1946.experienced severe illness due to weak back,and complications of addisons disease.recovered partially & married jacqueline lee bouvier in 1953.elected president 1960.assassinated in 1963 in dallas

Answer 4

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_f_kennedy

http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/jk35.html

Both of these sites offer LOTS of info.

Answer 5

haha you could always look at that Oswald/Booth coincidence.