• A photograph of the front of the John Fitzgerald Kennedy birthplace and surrounding houses on Beals Street

    John Fitzgerald Kennedy

    National Historic Site Massachusetts

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Did You Know?

John F. Kennedy's childhood adventure books.

As a child, Jack was sick a lot. He escaped his sick-bed by reading adventure books. Through reading, he developed a vivid imagination that he drew on as president to create the Peace Corps, launch the space race, & mold a sweeping Civil Rights Bill. As president, how would you use YOUR imagination?