Louisa Tramontano period 6 4~22~99 John F. Kennedy John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born on May 29th, 1917 and died on November the 22nd, 1963. He was the thirty-fifth President of the United States, and was assassinated in Dallas, Texas by Lee Harvey Oswald as his limousine drove by the Texas School Book Depository building and through Dealey Plaza. He was in office from 1961-1963, he was the youngest man elected President, and the youngest to die in the office. …showed first 75 words of 669 total…

…showed last 75 words of 669 total…a vital interest in stopping the spread of nuclear weapons and slowing the arms race--a contention which led to the test ban treaty of 1963. The months after the Cuban crisis showed significant progress toward his goal of “a word of law and free choice, banishing the world of war and coercion.” His administration thus saw the beginning of new hope for both the equal rights of Americans and the peace of the world. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**