37+ John F Kennedy Youngest President Background. John fitzgerald kennedy popularly known as jfk was the 35th president of the united states. Kennedy is often mentioned as the youngest president ever.
Kennedy 43 years, 7 months but he also committed one of the worst blunders of any new president by supporting the invasion of cuba at the bay of pigs in 1961. While kennedy isn't the youngest person to occupy the white house, he is the youngest person elected president. Kennedy was the youngest man elected president;
John f kennedy takes the oath of office administered by chief justice earl warren.
On november 22, 1963, when he was hardly past his first thousand days in office. John fitzgerald kennedy (jfk), the 35th president of the united states, was the second oldest child in his family. He was the youngest ever to be elected president (teddy roosevelt was the youngest president, but he came into office due to the death of president mckinley). He was born on may 29, 1917 and lived until november 22, 1963.