- Kennedy was the first President to hold a press conference on television.
- He was the first president to also be a Boy Scout.
- John F. Kennedy was the first president to use the desk that was a present from Queen Victoria.
- Kennedy was the first Roman Catholic president.
- He was the youngest man elected president, but not our youngest president, Teddy Roosevelt was younger at the time of his inauguration.
- John F. Kennedy is one of two presidents that is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
- One of his favorite poems was "I Have a Rendezvous With Death" by Alan Seeger.
- His father said "I will not pay for a landslide." during his campaign.
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Kennedy was the first president born in the 20th century.
- He won a Pulitzer Prize for his book "Profiles in Courage."
Kennedy was the only president to appoint their brother to a cabinet post.
Kennedy commissioned Pierre Salinger to buy and stockpile 1,500 Havana cigars on the eve of signing the Cuban trade embargo.
- C.S. Lewis, a famous writer, died on the same day that Kennedy was shot.
- Kennedy was a very fast random speaker, with upwards of 350 words per minute.
- His right leg was 3/4 of an inch longer than his left, so he wore corrective shoes to make up for it.
- Kennedy canceled all White House subscriptions to the New York Herald Tribune. When a copy of the Tribune was
used to line a box for newborn puppies in the White House, JFK reportedly commented “It’s finally found its proper use.”
John F. Kennedy had a sister, Rosemary, who was mentally retarded.
Kennedy was the first president who had served in the U.S. Navy.
- Kennedy was called Jack by his friends.
- He was named after his grandfather, John F. Fitzgerald.
- Kennedy was the only president to be a Roman Catholic.