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After Kennedy's military service during World War II in the South Pacific, his thoughts turned political. Kennedy defeated the Vice President and Republican candidate Richard Nixon in the 1960 U.S. presidential election, one of the closest in American history. Events during his administration include the Bay of Pigs Invasion, the building of the Berlin Wall, the Space Race, the African American Civil Rights Movement, and early stages of the Vietnam War. Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas. Lee Harvey Oswald, was charged with the crime but was shot and killed two days later by Jack Ruby before he could be put on trial
 * John Fitzgerald** "**Jack**" **Kennedy** (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), often referred to by his initials **JFK**, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963.