KENNEDY, John F. Joint Sitting of Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann on the occasion of the visit of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, President of the United States of America Friday, 28th June, 1963.

Dublin: Stationery Office, 1963. Octavo. pp. 29. Green cloth, titled in gilt. A fine copy.
John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (1917-1963), often referred to by his initials JFK, was the thirty-fifth President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963.
After Kennedy's military service as commander of the Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109 during World War II in the South Pacific, his aspirations turned political, with the encouragement and grooming of his father, Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. Kennedy represented the state of Massachusetts in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1947 to 1953 as a Democrat, and in the U.S. Senate from 1953 until 1960. Kennedy defeated then Vice President and Republican candidate Richard Nixon in the 1960 U.S. presidential election, one of the closest in American history. He was the only practicing Roman Catholic to be president and was the second youngest President (after T. Roosevelt), and the youngest elected to the office, at the age of 43. Kennedy is also the only president to have won a Pulitzer Prize.
Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas. Lee Harvey Oswald was charged with the crime and was murdered two days later by Jack Ruby before he could be put on trial. The event proved to be an important moment in U.S. history because of its impact on the nation and the ensuing political repercussions. Today, Kennedy continues to rank highly in public opinion ratings of former U.S. presidents.
John F. Kennedy ‘s visit to Ireland was a truly historical event.
"When my great-grandfather left here to become a cooper in East Boston he carried nothing with him except two things - a strong religious faith and a strong desire for liberty” - John F. Kennedy.

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