President Jack Kennedy

John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29, 1917 ? November 22, 1963), often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. He was the youngest elected to the office, at the age of 43. Events during his presidency included the Bay of Pigs Invasion, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the building of the Berlin Wall, the Space Race, the African American Civil Rights Movement and early stages of the Vietnam War. Kennedy was assass (Photo by Gerald L French/Corbis via Getty Images)