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The Kennedy Family
View groupThere's no such thing as royalty in the United States, but if anyone has ever come close to that level, it's the Kennedy family. For 64 years, Washington had at least one Kennedy in public office. Descended from Irish Catholics who fled the potato famine, the family has a strong tradition in the Democratic party, the most prominent member being President John F. Kennedy. In addition to fame and political power, the Kennedy clan has had more than its fair share of tragedy—several members of the family have died in accidents and assassinations, in what's been called the "Kennedy curse."
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Kennedy (standing on right) served in the US Navy during World War II on the Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109 after being rejected from the army due to his back problem.
Although one of the youngest Presidents in history, Kennedy suffered from Addison's disease, back problems, and was hospitalized many times throughout his life.
As First Lady, Jackie Kennedy took it upon herself to completely restore and even redecorate the White House. Also her abilities at entertaining gave White House events a reputation of being quite the party.
Ask not what your country can do for you--ask what you can do for your country.’
President Kennedy sits with Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev during early negotiations for a joint moon program.
Kennedy and his wife Jackie were very young in comparison to the earlier presidents and first ladies. They were both extraordinarily popular in ways more common to pop singers and movie stars than politicians.
Kennedy was eager for the United States to lead the way in the space race. He continuously pushed for a ‘joint venture’ in space exploration with Russia. Something that had eventually became a reality shortly after his death.
Many of Kennedy's speeches are considered iconic; and despite his relatively short term in office and lack of major legislative changes during his term, Americans regularly vote him as one of the best presidents.
During a visit to Ireland in 1963, President Kennedy joined with Irish President Éamon de Valera to form The American Irish Foundation. The goal of this organization was to encourage connections between Americans of Irish descent and the country of their ancestry.
There are a plethora of assassination theories regarding the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Such theories began to be generated soon after his death and continue to be proposed today. Many of these theories even propose a criminal conspiracy being involved.
Since 1964, Kennedy's portrait has appeared on the United States half dollar coin, replacing Benjamin Franklin.
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