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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
With their heads bowed, President John F. Kennedy, left, walks along a path at Camp David near Thurmond, Md., with former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, April 22, 1961. The two met to discuss the Bay of Pigs invasion.
Widely grinning President John F. Kennedy, right, looks up toward comedian Bob Hope in New York's Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, May 30, 1961. The President was principal speaker at the Salute to General Omar N. Bradley and the First Annual World Peace Through World Health dinner of the Eleanor Roosevelt Cancer Foundation.
U.S. First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, wearing Oleg Cassini gown, is with President John F. Kennedy in Paris, France, May 31, 1961.
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, left, and U.S. President John F. Kennedy sit in the residence of the U.S. ambassador in Vienna, Austria, at the start of their historic talks, June 3, 1961.
U.S. President John F. Kennedy addresses the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Sept. 25, 1961. President Kennedy tells the U.N. delegates the United States has "both the will and the weapons" to resist aggression.
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
