John F. Kennedy

Not to be confused with John Kennedy. For other uses, see JFK, John Kennedy, Jack Kennedy, and John F. Kennedy John Fitzgerald Kennedy, often referred to as JFK, was an American politician who served as the 35th president of the United States from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. He was the youngest person elected president. Kennedy served at the height of the Cold War, and the majority of his foreign policy concerned relations with the Soviet Union and Cuba.