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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.

  • Fox News·Sep 23, 2026

    Sen John Kennedy slams Iranian president's UN speech

  • Baltimore Jewish Times·Sep 23, 2026

    Editorial: The Kennedy Center Is Bigger Than Any President

  • American Rhetoric·Sep 22, 2026

    John F. Kennedy - Remarks at Amherst College Honoring Robert Frost and Defending the Role of Artistic Achievement in a Democratic Society

  • WSJ·Sep 22, 2026

    Opinion | Stolen Glory at the Kennedy Center

  • What's Up Newp·Sep 22, 2026

    On This Day - September 22, 1962: President Kennedy and Jacqueline watch 4th America's Cup Race off the Coast of Newport

  • Architectural Record·Sep 22, 2026

    Trump Hurls New Threats at the Kennedy Center

  • The Contrarian·Sep 21, 2026

    The Kennedy Center Is a Gift to Free Expression

  • Snopes.com·Sep 21, 2026

    11 claims involving the Kennedy Center we've investigated

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