... -Catholics. He and his eight siblings enjoyed a privileged childhood of elite private schools, sailboats, servants, and summer homes. Nevertheless, "Jack" Kennedy strove to make his own way, writing a best selling book while still in college at Harvard, and volunteering for hazardous combat duty in the Pacific during World War II. John Kennedy's wartime service made him a hero. When his PT boat ... he realized that a youthful, vigorous image contributed to his appeal. While recovering from back surgery, he wrote Profiles in Courage, about Americans who had taken unpopular but moral stand...

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... , he held a position in the Senate in 1952. A year later, he married Jacqueline Lee Bouvier and together they had two children. Kennedy won the Pulitzer Prize in 1957 for his book Profiles in Courage. This biography, written by JFK, outlined a number of his political heroes throughout history. Then after an unsuccessful attempt to win the nomination for vice president under Adlai ... ...

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