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Official portrait of John F. Kennedy

The Desk · Presidencies · 35th

John F. Kennedy

Democratic administration. Credits below cover Floor watchlist bills signed or vetoed in this term, plus curated Desk instruments, not every presidential action from the archive.

Birthday
May 29, 1917
Party
Democratic
Term
Jan 20, 1961 – Nov 22, 1963
Vice president
Lyndon Baines Johnson
All presidenciesActions for this administrationBioguideJohn F. Kennedy Presidential Library

Signed and vetoed

Floor watchlist bills that reached a presidential signature or veto during this term, not every enrolled bill from Congress.gov.

No Floor watchlist bills signed or vetoed in this term yet.

On the Desk watchlist

  • Executive Order 10924

    Mar 1, 1961 · Executive order · No. 10924

    Created the Peace Corps as an agency in the Department of State.

Term dates follow standard presidential succession chronology. Non-consecutive terms (Cleveland, Trump) appear as separate ordinals. Birthday and vice-president fields merge the unitedstates executive catalog (Bioguide when present). Library links come from NARA; Federal Register counts cover modern presidential documents only. Signed and vetoed credits come from The Floor watchlist by outcome date. Desk actions are editorial, not a full Federal Register dump.

In the news

Recent reporting that mentions John F. Kennedy.

In the news

Recent reporting that mentions John F. Kennedy.

  • instyle.com·Aug 6, 2026

    Before She Was First Lady, Jackie Kennedy Covered Queen Elizabeth’s Coronation as a Reporter

  • The Washington Post·Aug 6, 2026

    Kennedy Center board lacks materials needed for closure vote, senator says

  • National Desk·Aug 5, 2026

    Secretary Kennedy teams up with Boys and Girls Club to take presidential fitness test

  • The New York Sun·Aug 5, 2026

    Missile Gap, a Myth Kennedy Rode to the White House, Emerging as Public Relations Win for Iran

  • biztimes.biz·Aug 4, 2026

    Popular coffee chain to open at Kennedy Mall this year

  • RTL Today·Aug 4, 2026

    No traffic disruption reported: Cyclist struck by tram on Avenue John F. Kennedy in Kirchberg

  • Daily Herald·Aug 4, 2026

    The John F. Kennedy Center and the Kennedys

  • FX·Aug 3, 2026

    FYC: Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette

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