John F. Kennedy Quotes


I can't see that it's wrong to give him a little legal experience before he goes out to practice law.


Context

The President had appointed his brother Robert Kennedy as U. S. Attorney General. Critics charged that although Robert was an attorney, he had never tried a case in court. With tongue in cheek the President replied…


Citations

John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963, 35th President of the United States (Democrat, MA), Quoted in Time, February 3, 1961

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John F. Kennedy
  • Born: May 29, 1917
  • Died: November 22, 1963
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: President

John Fitzgerald Kennedy, often referred to by his initials JFK, was an American politician who served as the 35th president of the United States from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. Kennedy served at the height of the Cold War, and the majority of his work as president concerned relations with the Soviet Union and Cuba. A Democrat, Kennedy represented Massachusetts in both houses of the U.S. Congress prior to becoming president.