He is also famous for the Bay of Pigs invasion and the Cuban missile crisis.
John grew up in a very rich and sturdy political family in Brookline, Massachusetts.
John graduated from Harvard in 1940 with honors. he learned firsthand about World War II and realized that the U.S. would likely be involved before it was over. So he joined the Navy and was in command of a patrol torpedo boat when it was sunk. He survived and became something of a war hero.
John's father Joe had the dream that one of his sons would become president.
He sent them to the best schools and expected that his oldest son, Joe Jr., would be president one day.
When Joe Jr. died, John's father