Interesting facts about John F. Kennedy

1. Kennedy received the last rites three times before his presidency because he suffered from poor health his entire life, fearing his death his death he received the last rites three times, the first being after he fell ill on a trip to England in 1947 after being diagnosed with Addison's disease.

He received the sacrament again in 1951 after suffering from a very high fever while traveling in Asia and then again in 1945 after he had slipped into a coma from an infection after he had gotten surgery for his chronic back problems.

2. Kennedy briefly attended Princeton University prior to his enrolment at Harvard University. He began his undergraduate career at another Ivy League institution in 1935.

This was brief however because of his gastrointestinal illness which forced him to leave Princeton after only being there for two months, he was then transferred to Harvard.

3. Kennedy proposed a joint Soviet mission to the moon even though he had challenged Russia to land man on the moon by the end of the 60s in the first few months of his presidency.

In September of 1963 he proposed a joint mission to the moon because he thought it would be better that they do it together rather then have it as a competition.