John F Kennedy
/ˌdʒɒn ef ˈkenədi/
/ˌdʒɑːn ef ˈkenədi/
- (John Fitzgerald Kennedy 1917-63) the 35th US President (1961-3). He was the country's youngest president and the first Roman Catholic ever to be elected. He was also known informally as Jack Kennedy and JFK. His wife was Jackie Kennedy. He won a medal for courage during the Second World War, and was elected to the US House of Representatives (1947-53) and then to the US Senate (1952-60). Kennedy's greatest success as President was in dealing with the Cuban missile crisis and his worst failure was over the Bay of Pigs incident. He worked with his brother, US Attorney General Robert F Kennedy, to support the civil rights movement. He was murdered in Dallas, probably by Lee Harvey Oswald, in one of the most shocking events in US history. Some people believe that others were responsible for his murder, but nothing has ever been definitely proved. Kennedy's book, Profiles in Courage (1956), won a Pulitzer Prize
see also Earl Warren“And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.”约翰·肯尼迪(John Fitzgerald Kennedy,1917-63年)第35任美国总统(1961-3)。他是美国最年轻的总统,也是有史以来第一位当选的罗马天主教徒。他也被非正式地称为Jack Kennedy和JFK。他的妻子是杰基·肯尼迪。他在第二次世界大战期间获得了勇气勋章,并当选为美国众议院议员(1947-53),然后当选为美国参议院议员(1952-60)。肯尼迪担任总统以来最大的成功就是解决了古巴的导弹危机,而他最大的失败就是猪湾事件。他与他的兄弟美国总检察长罗伯特·肯尼迪(Robert F Kennedy)合作,支持民权运动。在美国历史上最令人震惊的事件之一中,他在达拉斯被谋杀,可能是李·哈维·奥斯瓦尔德(Lee Harvey Oswald)谋杀的。有些人认为其他人对他的谋杀负有责任,但是还没有任何证据可以证明。肯尼迪(Kennedy)的著作《勇气中的轮廓》(Profiles in Courage)(1956年)获普利策奖