Celebrating John F. Kennedy and His 10 Best Quotes
As Marilyn Monroe once sang: Happy Birthday Mr. President! In honor of JFK's date of birth, look back at the most memorable words and images of the young president in the early 1960s.
John F. Kennedy, the youngest elected U.S. president in history, is famously remembered as an accomplished young man who embodied grace, a powerful command over rhetoric, wide-ranging intellect, and not to forget his American good looks. Gifted in the ability to reach the most humane, empathetic, and idealistic parts of people, the president had a voracious appetite for the written word and in honing his oratorical skills, rallying the people behind his social justice causes.
Throughout his career in office, one tragically cut short, he brought energy to the White House, connecting the people to the president in an unprecedented manner. On what would have been his 106th birthday, remember JFK through his enduringly pertinent words, and images of the president and the young first family.