John F. Kennedy's Life and Accomplishments

The first Roman Catholic president, John F. Kennedy, fought through many hardships. Becoming the president at the age of 43, he went through many difficult trials to get that role due to his religion and health. Although he died early, he still managed to go beyond his presidential duties and accomplished a lot during his short term.
John F. Kennedy was born on May 29, 1917 in Brookline, Massachusetts. Ever since he was little, he has had very poor health. He suffered from a variety of diseases and conditions such as mumps, German measles, chicken pox, infections, and repeated bronchitis. When he was three, he almost died from scarlet fever. At the age of fourteen, he only weighed one-hundred seventeen pounds and had such a thin face that his classmates at Choate, an exclusive prep school in Connecticut, called him “Rat Face.” As if his health condition wasn't enough trouble, he also had problems focusing on his studies. He was the type of person who always had his head in a book dreaming about adventures or big historical figures. He also had problems passing science and foreign language classes, although he had a much easier time with English and history courses.
With the help of his very supportive family, he managed to get through his problems. His family consisted of his parents, Rose and Joseph “Joe” Patrick Kennedy Sr., and his eight other siblings, Eunice, John F., Rosemary, Jean, Joseph Jr., Edward, Patricia, Robert F., and Kathleen. He was especially close to his older brother, Joe, and was always striving to be better than him to get out of Joe's shadow. In 1954, he married Jacqueline Lee Bouvier at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church in Newport, Rhode Island. He had two kids: a daughter named Caroline and ...

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...hat you can do for your country. My fellow citizens of the world, ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man. (source 2)
Kennedy's presidency lasted less than three years. During this time, he established the Peace Corps, an organization that enabled young Americans to volunteer in developing countries around the world. He also helped avert a nuclear catastrophe in the Cuban Missile Crisis. Kennedy surrounded himself with liberal intellectuals and moderate conservatives espousing strong execute governance drawing on technology and social planning.
Despite his short time as president, Kennedy accomplished many great things. He overcame all his obstacles in becoming the president and went beyond his presidential duties, creating the Peace Corps and helping avert a nuclear catastrophe in the Cuban Missile Crisis.