John Fitzgerald "
Jack"
Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), commonly referred to by his initials
JFK, was an American politician who served as the
35th President of the United States from January 1961 until
his assassination in November 1963. The
Cuban Missile Crisis,
The Bay of Pigs Invasion, the
Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, the establishment of the
Peace Corps, developments in the
Space Race, the building of the
Berlin Wall, the
Civil Rights Movement, the "New Frontier" domestic program, abolition of the federal death penalty in the District of Columbia, and increased U.S. involvement in the
Vietnam War all took place during his presidency.