1960-dc

John Fitzgerald Kennedy often referred to by his initials **JFK**, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. Kennedy was elected to the Senate in 1952. The following y ear he married Jacqueline Bouvier , the daughter of a New York City financier. Over the next few years four children were b orn but only two, Caroline and John, survived infancy. JFK took office at a time of growing global instability. His efforts to combat Communist influence in other countries led to some of the most intense crises of the Cold War. At times these crises left Americans and people in many other nations wondering whether the world would survive. One of the most terrifying crisis of the Kennedy era occurred during the summer of 1962.