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- John F. Kennedy prominent family background, elite education, and high-profile political career made him an American icon of the 1960s.
- Kennedy’s highly publicized life came with cameras following him at his family home in Massachusetts and at work in Washington.
After graduating from Harvard, serving in the Navy, and being elected to Congress at 29, John F. Kennedy established himself as an American legend before dying as the youngest president in history.
Since Kennedy was born into a privileged family that was well known in American politics and society, he spent most of his life on and off the job in the public eye.
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Kennedy was elected to the US House of Representatives in 1947 and the Senate in 1953, where he served until 1960. Then-Senator Kennedy is pictured here at his desk in Boston, Massachusetts in August 1956.
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Then Senator John F. Kennedy is pictured with Jackie Lee Bouvier on June 27, 1953 in Hyannisport, Massachusetts, months before their lavish wedding.
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Kennedy was a rising star in the Senate, winning a Pulitzer Prize in 1957 for his book on the immense pressures and interests lawmakers confront, titled "Profiles in Courage."
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