John F. Kennedy

Presidential Portrait of John Kennedy

(b. May 29, 1917 - d. Nov 22, 1963)
	(35th President: 1961 - 1963)

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John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy	American Presidents Life Portraits, C-SPAN. Biographies: The American President, PBS. Biography.com. Fact Monster. The History Channel. The Internet Public Library. Lucid Library. *New York Times. The White House. Character Above All, PBS. Last Will and Testament, Court TV. Lucid Library. National First Ladies' Library. National Public Radio (audio): Painting the First Ladies: 01/22/01 (5:38). Power Politics and Style: 9/22/00 (8:00). The White House. Fact Monster. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Reading Room, Federal Bureau of Investigation. Greek Fire: Story of Maria Callas & Aristotle Onassis, Nicholas Gage. John F. Kennedy Library and Museum, University of Massachusetts, Boston. Kennedy Onassis, Jackie (Jacqueline Lee Bouvier)* (1929- d. May 19, 1994): Arthur Schlesinger Interviews: BBC. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Fact Monster. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Reading Room, Federal Bureau of Investigation: Aristotle Onassis. Jackie Kennedy. Kennedy, John F. Jr. (b. Apr 7, 1959 - d. Jul 16, 1999): *250 Ways to Make America Better, Amazon.com. Biography.com: Carolyn Bessette Kennedy. John Kennedy, Jr.. John F. Kennedy Jr. Weds Carolyn Bessette. Kennedy, Joseph P., Federal Bureau of Investigation. Kennedy, Ted: K-12 TLC Guide. Last Will and Testament, Court TV. Lieutenant John F. Kennedy, Library of Congress. Photo Essay: Remembering JFK, Jr., Time. Photograph with Helen Keller and Evelyn Seide, American Foundation for the Blind. Shriver, Eunice Kennedy: K-12 TLC Guide. Smithsonian Magazine: Remembering PT-109. The Washington Post. White House Visit: February 3, 1971, The Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace Foundation. Who2. Writer's Almanac*.
John F. Kennedy 1960 Election	Presidential Elections: K-12 TLC Guide. BBC. History Channel. Kennedy-Nixon Debates: K-12 TLC Guide. National Public Radio (audio): Voting Irregularities: 11/13/00 (4:05). Nixon Didn't Challenge: 11/9/00 (4:15). *New York Times*.
John F. Kennedy Inauguration Friday January 20, 1961	BBC. History Channel. Library of Congress. National Public Radio (audio): Recalling Past Inaugurations: 01/14/01 (10:00). Inaugural Address: American Presidents Life Portraits, C-SPAN. Bartleby.com. BBC. Education America. History and Politics Outloud, Northwestern University. The History Channel (audio). National Public Radio: 'Ask Not...': JFK's Words Still Inspire 50 Years Later. Newspaper Collectors Society of America. University of Maryland. US History Out Loud (audio), Northwestern University. Robert Frost: K-12 TLC Guide: "Dedication: For John F. Kennedy": K-12 TLC Guide. "The Gift Outright": K-12 TLC Guide. History Channel. Library of Congress. Writer's Almanac.
John F. Kennedy	1960 Election v. Richard Nixon: K-12 TLC Guide. Vietnam War: K-12 TLC Guide. Johnson, Lyndon: K-12 TLC Guide. Sorensen, Ted: National Public Radio: Obituary. Ted Sorensen's Words and Wisdom. Udall, Stewart: K-12 TLC Guide. 35th president of the United States: 1961-1963, University of Groningen, Netherlands. The American Experience, PBS: Early Career. Presidential Politics. Domestic Policy. Foreign Affairs. Legacy. BBC: 01/21/1962: U.S. Agrees to Sell Nuclear Missiles to Great Britain. Eisenhower and Kennedy, University of Wisconsin. First Strike Options and the Berlin Crisis: September 1961, George Washington University. Foreign Travels of the Presidents, U.S. Department of State. The History Channel: 01/19/1961: Eisenhower Cautions JFK on the Importance of Laos. 05/11/1961: Kennedy Orders More Troops to South Vietnam. 11/16/1961: Kennedy Increases Military Aid to Vietnam. 12/14/1961: Kennedy Increases Aid to Vietnam. 09/10/1963: Advisors Give Mixed Signals on Vietnam. 09/20/1963: Kennedy Proposes Joint Moon Project. Inaugural Address, Friday, January 20, 1961. JFK & the Search for Friends in Asia, University of San Diego. John Fitzgerald Kennedy, The Internet Public Library. John F. Kennedy (1917-1963), The National Portrait Gallery, The Smithsonian Institution. The Library of Congress: 01/20/1961 Presidential Inauguration. Portrait. National Archives and Records Administration: Executive Orders. Kennedy at the Berlin Wall. National Public Radio: 1960 National Convention: 8/12/00 (7:30). Bad Boy Presidents (commentary): 10/6/00 (3:22). History/Psychology of Close Elections: 11/4/00 (7:30). How Much Are Presidential Signatures Worth? Pablo Casals' Performance at the Kennedy White House. Peace Corps' 40th Anniversary: 10/14/00 (5:00). Power Politics and Style: 9/22/00 (8:00). Presidential Campaign Songs: 11/7/00 (5:00). Presidential Shoes: 10/3/00 (3:30). Richard Avedon Photographs the Kennedys. The White House Turns 200: 11/4/00 (10:00). The Peace Corps: K-12 TLC Guide. Presidential Aircraft, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base: Boeing VC-137C SAM 26000. Presidential Campaign Memorabilia, Duke University. Presidential Haiku: K-12 TLC Guide. Public Radio International: Kennedy's Trip to Irleand.
John F. Kennedy Bay of Pigs Invasion April 1961	Cuba: K-12 TLC Guide. 04/20/1961: Cabinet Meeting Notes, Mount Holyoke College. 12/24/1962: Cuba Returnsthe Last of More Than 1,000 Prisoners Taken During the Invasion, BBC. Canadian Boradcasting Corporation. The CIA's Internal Probe of the Bay of Pigs Affair. The History Channel. Merriam-Webster. National Public Radio: 50 Years Later: Learning From the Bay of Pigs. Commentary (audio: 3:00).
John F. Kennedy Cuban Missile Crisis	10/22/1962: President Kennedy "Quarantines" Cuba: History Channel. *New York Times. Writer's Almanac. 10/27/1962: Negotiations Produce a Plan to End the Missile Crisis: History Channel. 10/28/1962: Khrushchev Agrees to Remove Russian Missiles: Crisis Ends: BBC. History Channel. 20th Century Heroes & Villains, British National Archives. 1961-1963 Cuban Missile Crisis and Aftermath, Yale University. Kennedy Outlines U.S. Response, Michigan State University (audio: 1:00). NASA. National Public Radio: Kennedy's Conversations with Dwight Eisenhower (audio: 12:43). Missile Crisis Memories. National Security Agency. Northwestern University: The Cuban Missile Crisis, October 18-29, 1962. History and Politics Outloud. On-This-Day: 10/24/1960: Cuba Nationalizes All American-owned Assets. 10/16/1962: Kennedy First Learns of Missiles in Cuba. 10/24/1962: U.S. Naval Blockade of Cuba Begins. 10/25/1962: U.S. Presents Photo Evidence to UN. 10/26/1962: Soviets Offer to Remove Missiles from Cuba. 11/02/1962: Soviets Begin Dismantling Missile Sites. The Real Thirteen Days: Hidden History of the Missile Crisis, George Washington University. Yale University*.
John F. Kennedy	U.S. Presidential Assassinations/Attempts: K-12 TLC Guide. Oswald, Lee Harvey: K-12 TLC Guide. Ruby, Jack: K-12 TLC Guide. BBC: 11/22/1963: The Assassination. 11/25/1963: The Funeral. The Crime Library. Dealey Plaza, National Geographic (audio & video: 3:05). History Channel: The Assassination. The Presidential Limo. History Link. Library of Congress. Marquette University. Museum of Broadcast Communication. The National Archives and Records Administration. National Public Radio (audio): Remembering the Day: 11/22/00 (2:51). Johnson's Transition into Power: 1/23/01 (7:10). *New York Times: 11/22/1963: The Assassination. Obituary. On-This-Day: 11/21/1963: Kennedy & Jackie Begin Two-Tour of Texas. PBS: K-12 TLC Guide. Public Radio International: National Archive Audio Sheds Light on Kennedy Assassination. The Only Person Who Knew Both Lee Harvey Oswald and JFK. Radio News Broadcast, Newspaper Collectors Society of America. The Sixth Floor Museum. Texas State Historical Association. The Warren Commission: Historic U.S. Documents: K-12 TLC Guide. Warren, Earl: K-12 TLC Guide. BBC. History and Politics Outloud, Northwestern University. History Channel. John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection, The National Archives and Records Administration. The New York Times*.
John F. Kennedy	K-12 TLC Teachable Moments 11/22/1963: The Assassination of President Kennedy.
John F. Kennedy	Inaugural Address: K-12 TLC Guide. John F. Kennedy Library and Museum. University of Virginia. 09/29/1942: Letter to Claire Booth Luce, Library of Congress. 07/15/1951: Promising Democrat from Massachusetts, The History Channel. 01/02/1960: Announcement of Candidacy for President, The History Channel. 09/12/1960: Address to Southern Baptist Leaders, U.S. Secretary of State. Kennedy-Nixon Debates: BBC. CNN. Commission on Presidential Debates. History Channel: 10/07/1960: Cold War Foreign Policy. 10/21/1960: Fourth Debate. History Now. Kennedy Library. Library of Congress: 10/21/1960: Fourth Debate - Foreign Policy. America's Library. Museum of Broadcast Communications. National Public Radio: 40 Years of Debates (audio: 10:15). Kennedy-Nixon Debates (audio: 4:31). Memorable Moments (audio: 7:35). *New York Times. The Nixon-Kennedy Debates Video Page. Rutgers University. Writer's Almanac. 05/25/1961: America Should Land on the Moon: Lunar Exploration: K-12 TLC Guide. Kennedy Library. 06/26/1963: Ich Bin Ein Berliner: BBC. National Archives and Records Administration. New York Times. Correspondence with Helen Keller*, American Foundation for the Blind.
John F. Kennedy	*Presidential Debates: 40 Years of High Risk TV*, Alan Schroeder.
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library	Official Web Site. Boston, Massachusetts: K-12 TLC Guide. Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities. National Archives.
	K-12 TLC Teachable Moments 09/19/1881: The Death of President Garfield by Assassination. 09/26/1960: The First Kennedy-Nixon Debate. 10/14/1962: The Cuban Missile Crisis. 11/22/1963: The Assassination of President Kennedy.
	Founding the Peace Corps, The National Archives and Records Administration.

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This guide last edited 02/02/2012
This guide last revised 03/26/2009