The life and death of John F. Kennedy

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The life and death of John F. Kennedy

Following are photos of the life and death of President John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States, who was assassinated on Nov. 22, 1963. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

President John F. Kennedy at the age of eight. Kennedy was the second of nine children born to Rose and Joseph Kennedy. (National Archive/Newsmakers)

Joseph Patrick Kennedy (right), then the newly appointed ambassador to London, with his wife Rose Kennedy (second from right) and eight of their nine children, in London. From left: Edward, Jean, Robert, Patricia, Eunice, Kathleen, Rosemary and John F. Kennedy who later became the 35th President of the United States. (Keystone/Getty Images)

Joseph P. Kennedy, left, U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, stands with his son, John F. Kennedy, in New York. Kennedy, born in 1917, was the second son, and one of nine children, of business tycoon Joseph P. Kennedy. When first son Joseph Jr. was killed during World War II, Jack became the designated heir. Himself a Navy veteran and survivor of a collision with a Japanese destroyer, he would write to his friend Paul Fay that, once the war was over, "I'll be back here with Dad trying to parlay a lost PT boat and a bad back into a political advantage." (AP Photo)

John Fitzgerald Kennedy and his brother Joseph, Jr. (L), surround their father in Southampton on the deck of French "Normandy" cruiser liner after their arrival from the U.S. (AFP/Getty Images)

Joe, Kathleen and John F. Kennedy, children of American Ambassador to Great Britain, Joseph P. Kennedy, arriving at the Houses of Parliament in London. (Fox Photos/Getty Images)

John F. Kennedy at one of his congressional campaign headquarters. He served in Congress from 1947-1953. (AP Photo, File)

American politicians and future Presidents Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy with other freshmen Congressmen in Washington D.C. (Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Sen. John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Democratic senator for Massachusetts, escorts his bride Jacqueline Lee Bouvier down the church aisle shortly after their wedding ceremony at Newport, Rhode Island. (Keystone/Getty Images)

Democratic nominee Sen. John Fitzgerald Kennedy his wife Jacqueline and their daughter Caroline pose for the media outside their house in Hyannis Port. (AFP/Getty Images)

Sen. John F. Kennedy, Democratic presidential nominee, speaks to an audience in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo)

Moderator Howard K. Smith sits between Sen. John Kennedy, left, and Vice President Richard Nixon as they appear on television studio monitor set during their debate in Chicago. (AP Photo)

Sen. John F. Kennedy and his wife, Jacqueline Kennedy, campaign in New York. (AP Photo)

Sen. John F Kennedy is given a rousing ovation during his presidential campaign. (Keystone/Getty Images)

U.S. Democratic nominee Sen. John Fitzgerald Kennedy and his wife Jacqueline address supporters during an election meeting. (AFP/Getty Images)

Democratic nominee Sen. John Fitzgerald Kennedy and his wife Jacqueline address supporters during an election meeting. (AFP/Getty Images)

John F. Kennedy takes the Oath of Office for President of the United States in Washington. (National Archive/Newsmakers)

American President John Fitzgerald Kennedy stands on a platform for his inauguration as 35th President on the east front of the U.S. Capitol. (L-R) His parents, Rose and Joseph Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, Vice President Lyndon Baines Johnson and his wife, Lady Bird Johnson accompany him on the platform. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

President John F. Kennedy is driven through the crowded streets with his wife Jacqueline on the day of his inauguration. (Keystone/Getty Images)

Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev with U.S. President John F. Kennedy at the U.S. Embassy during their summit meeting in Vienna. (Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

U.S. President John F. Kennedy looks over notes at his desk in the White House. (AP Photo/Henry Burroughs)

President John F. Kennedy makes a national television speech from Washington. He announced a naval blockade of Cuba until Soviet missiles are removed. (AP Photo)

President John F. Kennedy addresses the nation by television and radio from the Oval Office in Washington, announcing a U.S. naval blockade of Cuba. (AP Photo/WOA)

Three brothers: Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., center, poses with his brothers U. S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, left, and President John F. Kennedy at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo)

President John Kennedy talks with CBS ancor Walter Cronkite during a taped television interview at the President's summer home at Hyannis Port, Ma. Two-and-a half months later, Cronkite would announce the President's death in one of television's most memorable moments. (AP Photo/CBS, File)

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Following are photos of the life and death of President John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States, who was assassinated on Nov. 22, 1963. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

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