John F. “Jack” Kennedy

Directory: Massachusetts Political Directory

Portrait of John F. Kennedy

Directory Overview

Name: John F. “Jack” Kennedy ¹⁰
Directory Status: Former Elected Official
Jurisdictions: Massachusetts, United States

Elected Public Offices

United States Representative from Massachusetts, 11th District

Service: January 3rd, 1947–January 3rd, 1953 ^{1, 2}

United States Senator from Massachusetts

Service: January 3rd, 1953–December 22nd, 1960 ^{3, 4}

President of the United States

Service: January 20th, 1961–November 22nd, 1963 ^{5, 6, 7}

Related Office Page: United States Senator from Massachusetts

Official Resources

United States House of Representatives — Jack Kennedy served as a representative in this chamber. ^{8, 1}
United States Senate — Jack Kennedy served as a senator in this chamber. ^{9, 3}

Sources and Verification

Last Reviewed: October 19th, 2026

Image Credit: U.S. Senate Historical Office (Credit); Undated Image Published in the Named Institutional Biography; Capture Date Not Verified

United States Senator from Massachusetts: The Congressional Record documents Jack Kennedy’s Senate oath on January 3rd, 1953. The December 22nd, 1960 end date records his resignation.
President of the United States: Jack Kennedy’s presidential service began with the inauguration and ended with his death.

1. Kennedy, John Fitzgerald

U.S. House of Representatives, History, Art & Archives — Biographical Directory Entry, Biographical Paragraph

2. Congressional Record, November 18th, 2010 (S. Con. Res. 75)

U.S. Congress, Congressional Record via GovInfo — Senate Proceedings and Resolution Preamble, Printed Page S8106

3. Massachusetts Senators

U.S. Senate, Senate Historical Office — Massachusetts Senators Table, John F. Kennedy Row

4. Congressional Record, Volume 99, January 3rd, 1953 — Senate, Administration of Oath

United States Congress, Congressional Record; Government Printing Office; GovInfo — January 3rd, 1953 Proceedings; Printed pp. 7–8, Administration of Oath; Kennedy Group on Printed p. 8 (PDF p. 6)

5. President John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Address (1961)

National Archives and Records Administration — Archival Citation and Introductory Paragraph

6. John F. Kennedy

The White House (Obama Administration Archived Site) — Historical Presidential Biography

7. Lady Bird Johnson's Eyewitness Account of the Kennedy Assassination

National Archives and Records Administration — Introductory Account

8. Directory of Representatives

U.S. House of Representatives — Opening Description and Member Directory

9. About the Senate

U.S. Senate — Official Senate About Page

10. Scrapbooks and Albums: Choate School, John F. Kennedy, Others, 1933–1935

John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum — Folder Description, Opening Sentence; KFC-053-001