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John F. Kennedy: 35th President (1961 – 1963)
• Born: May 29, 1917
• Birthplace: Brookline, Massachusetts
• Died: November 22, 1963
• Best Known As: 35th President of the
United States; “JFK”
Kennedy was in office less than three years when he was struck down by an assassin's bullet on November 22, 1963.
Highlights of President Kennedy's administration include the:
• Launch of the first American manned
spaceflight, Freedom 7.
• Bay of Pigs, an attempt to overthrow
Cuban leader Fidel Castro.
• Cuban Missile Crisis, the confrontation
between the United States and the Soviet
Union over nuclear missiles in Cuba.
• Signing of the Limited Nuclear Test Ban
Treaty, an agreement between the United
States, Great Britain and the Soviet Union
to ban nuclear weapons testing in the
atmosphere, in space, and underwater.
• Establishment of the Peace Corps.
Secretary of the Treasury appointed by President Kennedy:
• C. Douglas Dillon (Lakehurst, New
Jersey) January 21, 1961 – April 1, 1965
United States Mint Directors Appointed by President Kennedy:
• Eva Adams of Nevada – October 1961–
August 1969
Coinage legislation enacted under President Kennedy:
• July 11, 1962 - Public Law 87-534
officially renames the San Francisco Mint
as the United States Assay Office at
San Francisco.
• July 20, 1962 - US prohibits the
importation of any rare gold coins except
under license issued by the Office of
Domestic Gold and Silver Operations.
• September 5, 1962 - signs Public Law
87-643 removing tin from the Lincoln
cent, and increasing the amount of zinc
(95 percent copper, 5 percent zinc).
• June 4, 1963 - US Congress repeals the
Silver Purchase Act through Public Law
88-36, prohibiting any further issuance of
silver certificates, and authorizes $1
Federal Reserve notes for the first time,
to replace the $1 silver certificates.
Congress authorizes exchange of silver
dollars or silver bullion for silver
certificates.
• November 21, 1963 - requests
Congressional approval for appropriation
of US$675,000 for the Treasury
Department to produce and ship 50
million silver dollars.