As a great democratic society, we have a special responsibility to the arts. For art is the great democrat, calling forth creative genius from every sector of society, disregarding race or religion or wealth or color. What freedom alone can bring is the liberation of the human mind and a spirit which finds its greatest flowering in the free society. I see of little more importance to the future of our country and our civilization than the full recognition of the place of the artist.
- John F. Kennedy

 

 



John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy, often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his death in 1963.

 

 

Born: May 29, 1917, Brookline

Assassinated: November 22, 1963, Dallas

Presidential term: January 20, 1961 – November 22, 1963

Spouse: Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (m. 1953–1963)

Awards: Presidential Medal of Freedom, Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography, Jane Addams Children's Book Award.

Children: John F. Kennedy, Jr., Caroline Kennedy, Patrick Bouvier Kennedy, Arabella Kennedy