John F. Kennedy
JFK presidency key events and assassination timeline.
A PowerTimeline by @cynacons.
- Inauguration — JFK sworn in as 35th U.S. President; "Ask not" inaugural address.
- Peace Corps Established — Executive Order creating Peace Corps to promote service abroad.
- Bay of Pigs — Failed invasion of Cuba increases Cold War tensions.
- Moon Goal — Sets national goal of landing a man on the Moon before decade end.
- Alliance for Progress — Latin America development initiative announced earlier; momentum events through 1961.
- Cuban Missile Crisis Address — Televised speech announcing naval "quarantine" of Cuba.
- Missile Crisis Ends — Blockade lifted after verified Soviet withdrawal of missiles.
- Civil Rights Address — Televised address framing civil rights as a moral issue.
- Ich bin ein Berliner — West Berlin speech affirming support amid Cold War division.
- Test Ban Treaty — Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty signed (US/UK/USSR).
- UN Cooperation Speech — Proposes joint lunar exploration with USSR at UN General Assembly.
- Assassination — JFK shot during motorcade in Dallas, Texas.
- LBJ Sworn In — Vice President Johnson takes oath aboard Air Force One.
- Funeral & Burial — State funeral; eternal flame lit at Arlington National Cemetery.
- Warren Commission Formed — Johnson establishes commission to investigate assassination.
- Warren Report Delivered — Commission report concludes lone gunman; controversy persists.