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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
President John F. Kennedy and family pose outside the Palm Beach, Fla., home of the president's father after a private Easter Service, April 14, 1963. From left are first lady Jacqueline Kennedy; John Jr., 3; President Kennedy; and Caroline, 5.
Boy's Nation delegate Bill Clinton, left, shakes hands with President John F. Kennedy, June 6, 1963.
Kennedy is greeted by an enthusiastic crowd of children and nuns from the Convent of Mercy, as he arrives from Dublin by helicopter at Galway's sports ground, Ireland, June 29, 1963.
Jacqueline Kennedy and U.S. President John F. Kennedy are shown in the backseat of a car as they leave Otis Air Force Base Hospital, Mass., Aug. 14, 1963. One week earlier, the first lady gave birth to their premature son, Patrick Bouvier Kennedy, who died two days later.
President Kennedy, working late at his White House office, wears a slight smile on his face, indicating perhaps he is not completely unaware that his son, John Jr., is exploring under his desk in the Oval Office in the White House in 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
