... others were not. He attended Harvard University and graduated in 1940. He was a commander in the service during World War II. Kennedy's shining moment in the war was when he rescued a number of his crewmen after a Japanese Destroyer rammed them. John F. Kennedy returned home as a hero. JFK adored his father ... into preparing to run for president in the presidential election of 1960. (Funk and Wagnell, p. 354-55) John F. Kennedy won the presidential election of 1960, but not without the help of the organized crime families. But this was not the beginning of Kennedy's involvement with or...

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... youngest person ever elected president and the first Roman Catholic to serve in the office. ""JFK" represented the ascendancy of youthful idealism in the aftermath of World War II." The promise of this energetic and telegenic leader was not to be fulfilled, as he was assassinated near the end of his third year in office. John F Kennedy was born into a rich, politically connected Boston family ... until they were able to summon help. Jack Kennedy's older brother, Joe, who had dreamed of becoming president one day, was killed in action. When he returned from the war, Jack inherited his fa...

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