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Presidential Medal of Freedom
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
The 35th President of the United States
Born: May 29, 1917
Assassinated Nov. 22, 1963
Lyndon B. Johnson is sworn in as President of the United States in the cabin of the presidential plane as Jacqueline Kennedy stands at his side, Nov. 22, 1963. Judge Sarah T. Hughes, left, administers the oath.
President Lyndon B. Johnson and his wife Lady Bird, left, console widow Jacqueline Kennedy moments after he was administered the oath of office in the cabin of the presidential plane at Love Field in Dallas, Texas, Nov. 22, 1963.
The accused assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, center in handcuffs, is escorted to the Dallas city jail as nightclub owner Jack Ruby, foreground, approaches Oswald with a pointed revolver in the underground garage of the Dallas police headquarters, Nov. 24, 1963. Oswald is escorted by detectives Jim Leavelle, left, and L.C. Graves, right.
Lee Harvey Oswald, accused assassin of President John F. Kennedy, reacts as Dallas night club owner Jack Ruby, foreground, shoots at him from point-blank range in a corridor of Dallas police headquarters, Nov. 24, 1963. Plainclothesman at left is Jim A. Leavelle.
Mourners form an endless line as they assemble in front of the Capitol to pay their homage to slain U.S. President John F. Kennedy, in Washington, Nov. 24, 1963.
Tribute To A Hero
Lt. John F. Kennedy receives the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps medal for heroic conduct from Capt. Frederic L. Conklin June 12, 1944. JFK used his father's connections to get assigned to active duty. Says Dallek, "He was determined to get into combat. It was part of the culture at the time, patriotism. But he was heroic in doing that."
A Tribute To The Man That Revived The Presidential Medal of Freedom
And Made It Flourish In America To Honor Our Heroes
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Medal History
