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}}'''John Fitzgerald Kennedy''' (Born 29 May 1917) is the current Vice President of the United States of America and U.S.A's starting Head of Government. He will become the 37th President in 1964, when Nixon resigns from the Presidency. However, his reign as Presidency will be one of the
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In 1941, instead of deciding to go to Law School, John F Kennedy felt that America entry into the Second World War was immediate and decided it was his duty to help his country fight in it. While rejected from the Navy's officer academy due to a back problem he developed during his time playing for the Harvard football team, he was able to join the Navy Reserve thanks to his family's connections.
While initially serving in the Navy Reserve as an intelligence officer, Kennedy wanted to fight on the front lines and thanks to a fake medical record, was able to convince the navy to let him train to be the captain of a Patrol Boat. After finishing his training in the middle of 1942, he was initially stationed as a captain with Navy Forces protecting the Panama Canal. Unhappy with guard duty, John convinced
While stationed in South Pacific, the Patrol Boat PT-109 John captained was cleaved in two by a Japanese destroyer. John survived the incident and famously rescued one of his subordinates by dragging back him to nearby island with his teeth dragging him by his life jacket. After working with men to contact the local natives,
This incident became highly publicized thanks to John's heroism and he was award both the Navy and Marine
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=== Vice-Presidency ===
Elected together with Nixon, they would be tested immediately as heads of state, with the Hawaiian Missile Crisis. Taking initiative, Kennedy would initiate talks with Japanese Prime Minister Ino, with both men negotiating a diplomatic way to resolve the situation. With him at the helm of US negotiations, an agreement would be made between both Superpowers, although not without the lack of sleep and a battle of nerves on both sides.
Kennedy would be praised by the R-D core for his actions to defuse the crisis with his Japanese counterpart, whilst President Nixon is attacked for his lack of action during the entire standoff. Now into the mid-terms of his term as Vice-President, Kennedy is very popular amongst his circle of supporters, especially with his liberal attitudes.
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