35) John F. Kennedy*

John F. Kennedy

35th President

1 term

1917-1963

Democrat

Assassinated while in office

Helped found the Peace Corps

Worked to make sure all people had equal rights

Worked to keep Russian forces out of Cuba

Was President during the Cuban Missal Crisis, a period of high tensions in America

Birthplace: Brookline, MA

JFK, the first President to be born in the 20th Century, was born here on May 29th, 1917.

Assassination Site: Dallas, TX

On November 22nd, 1963, while riding through Dallas in the Presidential Limosine, Kennedy was shot by Lee Harvey Oswald. Oswald was perched on a window ledge of the Texas Book Depository, the sixth floor of it now has a museum to Kennedy. The spot where the car was at the time of the shooting is marked with a white X. The limo is now in the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan.

Death Site: Dallas, TX

Kennedy died at Parkland Memorial Hospital that same day. While the deathbed is no longer there, there are a number of plaques throughout the hospital, including ones on the exact location where he died.

Library and Museum: Boston, MA

Overlooking Boston Harbor amidst the noise and traffic of Boston, sits the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. It is located on the campus of the University of Massachusetts.

Grave: Arlington, VA

On November 22, 1963, John Fitzgerald Kennedy was shot by assassin Lee Harvey Oswald. After his death and lying in state, he was buried in a simple 20' x 30' plot. But over a period of 3 years, 16,000,000 people visited the grave. They decided to move his body to a more suitible location below the Arlington House.

The story

Upon entering Arlington, we looked around, and with the help up many signs, found "JFK's" grave. We took many pictures, admired the eternal flame, and then we were off to find Taft.

Sign

This sign pointed out his grave.

Sign #2

This pointed out his gravesite.

Sign

This was at Arlington, by JFK's grave.

Reflecting light

The light reflected of of this grave, allowing me to get a bad picture, I believe it is Robert F. Kennedy's grave. This is why the Old Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier must wear glasses.