John F. Kennedy and Joseph Kennedy, Jr. c. 1919Joseph Kennedy, Sr. had plans for his elder son to run for president, but it was not to be. Joe Kennedy, Jr. was killed in a WWII combat mission in August of 1944. John would eventually be elected the nation's 35th president, the first Roman Catholic to hold the office. In November of 1963, he was assassinated in Dallas, TX, abruptly ending his short, but very popular presidency.
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