Although he occupied the White House for less than three years, few presidents have had the impact of John Fitzgerald. Kennedy. JFK was born in 1917, the second son of a wealthy Irish-Catholic Massachusetts family. Kennedy joined the US Navy during the World War II and saw active service, receiving a Navy and Marine Corps medal for heroism.

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John F. Kennedy Part 2: The Greats (5:00); .