For younger readers and families: view a slide show or read a picture book on the life of John F. Kennedy. Includes one of John F. Kennedy's report cards, family photographs and special artifacts.

John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, features documents, photographs, and objects that provide an intimate look at his childhood and family life, intellectual development, foreign travels, and military service.

Young Jack features artifacts, images and documents showing Jack Kennedy as a boy, a student, a decorated war hero, a young man seeking his life's path. Drawn from the collections of the Kennedy Library, the exhibition presents touchstones of JFK's early life.

Biography of John F. Kennedy Written for upper elementary to adult readers, this narrative summarizes the life and legacy of the 35th president of the United States. About this Resource

Lieutenant John F. Kennedy took command of P.T. 109 on April 24, 1942. He was the third commander of the ship. It was cut in two by the Japanese destroyer Amagari on 8/2/43.

On January 20, 1961, John F. Kennedy became the 35th president of the United States. In his first speech – his Inaugural Address – President Kennedy asked Americans to help their country. He said, “Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.”

Aug 28, 2008 · John F. Kennedy announced his candidacy for the presidency on January 2, 1960. His decision to run was shaped in large part by a competitiveness instilled in JFK by his parents from a very young age and his view of politics as the best way to get things done.

Photograph of Senator John F. Kennedy and his fiancée Jacqueline Bouvier sailing the Victura on the waters off the coast of Hyannis Port, Massachusetts. Bequest of the Estate of President John F. Kennedy

Her father, John, was a wealthy stockbroker on Wall Street whose family had come from France in the early 1800s. Her mother, Janet, had ancestors from Ireland and England. Janet Bouvier was an accomplished rider, and Jackie was only a year old …

The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum is dedicated to the memory of our nation's thirty-fifth president and to all those who through the art of politics seek a new and better world.