John F. Kennedy was born in  Brookline, Massachusetts on May 29, 1917. Kennedy graduated from  Harvard  University with a Bachelor's Degree in  International Relations. He joined the Navy and he was rewarded with the medal of Honor. He was the youngest President elected to the office, at the age of 43. He called for the , Civil Rights Act of 1964 which would make discrimination and segregation illegal. He was the youngest President of the United States to office. Kennedy was  assassinated on November 22, 1963, in Dallas Texas.