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John Fitzgerald Kennedy May 29, — November 22, , also known by his initials as JFK , was the 35th president of the United States , serving from until his assassination in He was the youngest person elected president at 43 years. Naval Reserve the following year. Kennedy's survival following the sinking of PT and his rescue of his fellow sailors made him a war hero and earned the Navy and Marine Corps Medal , but left him with serious injuries.

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After a brief stint in journalism, Kennedy represented a working-class Boston district in the U. House of Representatives from to He was subsequently elected to the U. Senate , serving as the junior senator for Massachusetts from to Kennedy ran in the presidential election. His campaign gained momentum after the first televised presidential debates in American history, and he was elected president, narrowly defeating Republican opponent Richard Nixon , the incumbent vice president.

Kennedy's presidency saw high tensions with communist states in the Cold War. He increased the number of American military advisers in South Vietnam , and the Strategic Hamlet Program began during his presidency. In October , U. The resulting period of tensions, termed the Cuban Missile Crisis , nearly resulted in nuclear war. In , Kennedy signed the first nuclear weapons treaty.

He presided over the establishment of the Peace Corps , Alliance for Progress with Latin America, and the continuation of the Apollo program with the goal of landing a man on the Moon before