JFK John Fitzgerald Kennedy was the 35th President of the United States and the youngest person ever elected to the presidency. He was also the first Roman Catholic president and the first president born during the 20th century. He was born the second of nine children of the wealthy Joseph and Rose Kennedy in Brookline, Massachusetts. John F. Kennedy was not their most promising child until after the death of his brother Joseph Kennedy during …showed first 75 words of 1418 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1418 total…Many of the causes he fought for still exist today in the rights for minorities, the poor, the elderly, and the younger generation. Kennedy’s life was best summed up in his own inaugural speech when he said, “Ask not what your country can do for you, but ask what you can do for your country.” John F. Kennedy dedicated half his life in trying to make America a better place for the less fortunate.