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| |name=John F. Kennedy | | |name=John F. Kennedy |
| |birth_date={{birth date|1917|5|29}} | | |birth_date={{birth date|1917|5|29}} |
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| |death_date={{death date and age|1963|11|22|1917|5|29}} | | |death_date={{death date and age|1963|11|22|1917|5|29}} |
| |death_place=[[Dallas]], [[Texas]], U.S | | |death_place=[[Dallas]], [[Texas]], U.S |
| |political_party=[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | | |political_party=[[Democratic Party (United States)]] |
| |image=JFK.png|image_size=200|death_cause=Assassination by the [[CIA]]}}
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| '''John Fitzgerald Kennedy''' (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), often referred to by his initials as '''JFK''' or by the nickname '''Jack''', was a [[United States of America|U.S]] politician who served as the 35th president of the United States from 1961 until his assassination near the end of his third year in office. JFK has been quoted saying he wished to "splinter the CIA into a thousand pieces and scatter it into the winds."<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=The New York Times|title=C.I.A.: Maker of Policy, or Tool?|date=1966-04-25|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1966/04/25/archives/cia-maker-of-policy-or-tool-survey-finds-widely-feared-agency-is.html|archive-url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1966/04/25/80004358.html}}</ref> He was likely assassinated by the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]],<ref>{{News citation|title=Oliver Stone Yet Again Makes the Case That the CIA Killed JFK|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/oliver-stone-yet-again-makes-the-case-that-the-cia-killed-jfk}}</ref> which he wanted to abolish.<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|date=2022-07-26|title=New Four-Part Documentary “JFK: Destiny Betrayed” Leaves No Doubt That JFK Was Assassinated as Part of CIA Coup|url=https://covertactionmagazine.com/2022/07/26/new-four-part-documentary-jfk-destiny-betrayed-leaves-no-doubt-that-jfk-was-assassinated-as-part-of-cia-coup/|newspaper=[[CovertAction Magazine]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230623164517/https://covertactionmagazine.com/2022/07/26/new-four-part-documentary-jfk-destiny-betrayed-leaves-no-doubt-that-jfk-was-assassinated-as-part-of-cia-coup/|archive-date=2023-06-23|author=John Potash|quote=JFK further planned to 'splinter the CIA into a thousand pieces and scatter it into the winds.'}}</ref> | | '''John Fitzgerald Kennedy''', often referred to by his initials as '''JFK''' or by the nickname '''Jack''', was a [[United States of America|U.S]] politician who served as the 35th president of the United States from 1961 until his assassination near the end of his third year in office. JFK has been quoted saying he wished to "splinter the CIA into a thousand pieces and scatter it into the winds."<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=The New York Times|title=C.I.A.: Maker of Policy, or Tool?|date=1966-04-25|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1966/04/25/archives/cia-maker-of-policy-or-tool-survey-finds-widely-feared-agency-is.html|archive-url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1966/04/25/80004358.html}}</ref> He was likely assassinated by the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]].<ref>{{News citation|title=Oliver Stone Yet Again Makes the Case That the CIA Killed JFK|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/oliver-stone-yet-again-makes-the-case-that-the-cia-killed-jfk}}</ref> |
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| == Senate career == | | == Further reading == |
| In 1957, Kennedy gave a speech in the Senate titled "Imperialism: The Enemy of Freedom" which supported [[Anti-colonialism|anti-colonial]] movements in [[Africa]] and [[Asia]]. This speech made him an enemy of both ruling parties.<ref name=":0" />
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| == Presidency ==
| | * [https://wikispooks.com/wiki/JFK JFK on Wikispooks] |
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| === Bay of Pigs invasion ===
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| Kennedy oversaw an [[Bay of Pigs invasion|invasion of Cuba]] in 1961. However, he did not allow a full invasion by the [[United States Armed Forces|U.S. military]] and forced [[Allen Dulles]] to resign as director of CIA.<ref name=":0" />
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| === Vietnam War ===
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| Kennedy increased the number of U.S. troops in [[Republic of Vietnam (1955–1975)|Vietnam]] from 800 to 11,000. Although they were officially considered military advisers to the southern army, they began to participate in direct combat. [[Lyndon B. Johnson|Lyndon Johnson]] further escalated the war after Kennedy's assassination in 1963.<ref name=":1">{{Citation|author=Nick Turse|year=2013|title=Kill Anything That Moves|isbn=9780805086911|city=[[New York City]]|publisher=Metropolitan Books|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=9C38F09ECE21CCBF99DF72C4C1BC04B8|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzacecxjlu6vjw5bpohintus4ozngphwc2eiqgatjl66f5nzjsnh6sx5a?filename=Nick%20Turse%20-%20Kill%20Anything%20That%20Moves_%20The%20Real%20American%20War%20in%20Vietnam-Picador%20USA%20%282013%29.pdf|chapter=Introduction|page=13}}</ref>
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| ==Assassination==
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| JFK was assassinated on November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas. Although the Warren Commission claimed he was shot from behind, doctors Malcolm O. Perry and Kent Clark said the bullet entered in the front of his throat and left through the back right side of his head. The Dallas District Attorney's office did a paraffin test on [[Lee Harvey Oswald]], the alleged assassin, which showed that he had not fired a rifle.<ref name=":0" />
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| ==Further reading==
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| *[https://wikispooks.com/wiki/JFK JFK on Wikispooks]
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| [[Category:Presidents of the United States]] | | [[Category:Stubs]] |
| [[Category:Statesians of Irish descent]] | | [[Category:Politicians in the United States]] |
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