Below is the rare photo in which Kennedy looks a little silly. It was taken before he had actually declared his candidacy for president. It was October 1959 and he was Senator Kennedy from Massachusetts. He and his wife Jackie were guests at the International Rice Festival in Crowley, Louisi...
As a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, Adams was considered a member of the Federalist Party. However, when Thomas Jefferson's Louisiana Purchase was in debate in the House and Senate, Adams did not live up to the expectations of his party. He supported the Purchase, the only Federalist to...
In 1960, Kennedy decided to run for president and became the Democratic Party candidate. He chose Texas Senator Lyndon B. Johnson as a running mate to gain support in the southern states. In September and October of 1960, Kennedy and Republican nominee Richard M. Nixon engaged in the first-...
Joe Kennedy's business interests prompted the family to move to New York. So, in 1927, the Kennedy family moved to a stately twenty-room, Georgian-style mansion at 5040 Independence Avenue (across the street from Wave Hill) in the Hudson Hill neighborhood of Riverdale, Bronx, New York City...
President John F. Kennedy read the novel and found it credible enough to believe it could happen here. Assassinated in November 1963, Kennedy never did get to see the film. Still, there is one more connection between J.F.K. andSeven Days in May. On April 10th,1963, retired General Edwi...
John F. Kennedy - 35th President, Cold War, Assassination: Kennedy did not disappoint his family; in fact, he never lost an election. His first opportunity came in 1946, when he ran for Congress. Although still physically weak from his war injuries, he c
Kennedy. He said he wanted to visit Dealey Plaza “to see if it is humanly possible for him (Kennedy) to have been hit in the front.”It also emerged that McCloy was highly critical of the FBI report on the assassination. He blamed it on the report being “put together very fast”...
John Edwards is a former U.S. Senator, presidential candidate and founder of Edwards Kirby law firm. Learn about John Edwards’ biography, legal and political career, education and more.
John F. Kennedy was the 35th president of the United States (1961–63), who faced a number of foreign crises, especially the Cuban missile crisis, but managed to secure such achievements as the Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty and the Alliance for Progress. He wa
Fast Facts: John Charles Frémont Known For: Senator from California; first Republican candidate for president; known for expeditions to open up the West to settlers Also Known As: The Pathfinder Born: January 21, 1813 in Savannah, Georgia ...