John F. Kennedy - The Man

Countless resources reference President John F. Kennedy.  This page provides links to helpful sites for those seeking to learn more about the man, his Navy and political careers, his life, and his legacy.

General biographies:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/jk35.html

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/John_F._Kennedy

http://www.jfkhyannismuseum.org/

President Kennedy’s Navy career and the PT-109 Incident:

http://www.navybuddies.com/cvn/cv67name.htm

http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq60-2.htm

”Profiles in Courage” and his Pulitzer Prize:

http://www.senate.gov/reference/reference_item/Profiles_In_Courage.htm

The Medal of Freedom:

http://www.medaloffreedom.com/JohnFKennedyBiography.htm

President Kennedy’s Assassination:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Kennedy_assassination

http://www.archives.gov/research/jfk/

http://www.archives.gov/research/jfk/warren-commission-report/

http://www.jfk.org/

June 11, 2004

Kennedy Most Positively Rated Recent American President:

In a poll conducted from June 3-6, 2004, Gallup asked Americans how 10 recent Presidents will go down in history.  Kennedy ranked highest, with 78% of respondents calling him outstanding or above average.

Gallup's List of Most Widely Admired People:

Since its founding in the 1930’s The Gallup Organization has compiled an annual List of Widely Admired People based on a request that United States citizens name the individuals whom they most admire.  In December 1999, they consolidated these results for their final 20th century survey into a list of eighteen people from the century previously identified as “most admired,” resulting in the following rankings:

   1. Mother Teresa

   2. Martin Luther King Jr.

   3. John F. Kennedy

President Kennedy remains as relevant and revered today as at any point in his lifetime:

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