John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1917-1963) was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination. A World War II hero, he began his political career as a member of the House of Representatives and later as a senator for Massachusetts. In 1957, he won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography for his book *Profiles in Courage*. His presidency, known as the "New Frontier," was characterized by the drive for the space race with the goal of reaching the Moon, the establishment of the Peace Corps, and growing support for the civil rights movement. In foreign policy, he managed the Cuban Missile Crisis and signed the Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. He was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States' highest civilian honor.