John F. Kennedy's tenure as the 35th president of the United States began with his inauguration on January 20, 1961, and ended with his assassination on November 22, 1963. Kennedy, a Democrat from Mas
Oval Office portrait, 1963
Outgoing president Dwight D. Eisenhower and President-elect John F. Kennedy at the White House on December 6, 1960
Chief Justice Earl Warren administers the presidential oath of office to John F. Kennedy at the Capitol, January 20, 1961.
President John F. Kennedy (seated) with members of his White House staff
Operation Mongoose
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Operation Mongoose, also known as the Cuban Project, was an extensive campaign of terrorist attacks against civilians, and covert operations, carried out by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency in Cub
Operation Mongoose Memorandum October 4, 1962 First page of a meeting report
U.S. Air Force Major General Edward Lansdale, head of Operation Mongoose on the military side of the operation, with William Harvey leading the CIA effort.
Cuban Missile Crisis: Reconnaissance picture showing the missiles
The CIA allegedly recruited Mob bosses Sam Giancana (pictured), Santo Trafficante and other mobsters to assassinate Fidel Castro.