John F. Kennedy's Childhood

John F. Kennedy, needless to say, was the thirty-fifth president of the United States. Interestingly, he was the first US President born in the twentieth century. He served for a period of two years starting in 1961 until 1963, when he was assassinated. How was his childhood? Let us take a look at the founding years of the life of this great American leader, John F. Kennedy.

John F. Kennedy's Childhood

May 29, 1917, was the day; the man behind the glorious name, JFK, was born. Kennedy was born at 83 Beals Street in Brookline, Massachusetts. He was the second son of Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. and Rose Fitzgerald. Her father, John "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald was a political figure in Boston.

Kennedy spent his first ten years in the town of his birth. He was a student of the Edward Devotion School of Brookline, till the beginning of 3rd grade. Till 4th grade, he attended the Noble and Greenough Lower School and the Dexter School. In 1927, he moved to the New York City. In 1929, he moved to Bronxville in New York. There he was a member of the Scout Troop 2. For completing his 8th grade, Kennedy joined a Roman Catholic boarding school in Connecticut. Due to illness, he had to withdraw from this school. The Kennedys maintained two homes; a winter home in Florida and a summer home in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts. During his years of schooling, John F. Kennedy used to alternate between these homes for his summer and winter vacations. For completing his 9th grade, he was admitted to The Choate School. After completing his 12th grade, he was again struck by illness.

After graduating from Choate in 1935, Kennedy entered the Harvard College. During his college years, he toured a number of countries, thereby gaining knowledge and experience of the world outside the four walls of his college. He obtained an international affairs degree from Harvard. Soon after, he had a book in his name. This best-selling book of his was called, ‘Why England Slept’.

John F. Kennedy, the President to be, had exhibited intelligence, confidence and leadership, right from his childhood. He is still one of the most popular former US presidents. Find information about this US president at John F. Kennedy (JFK).