When John F. Kennedy was asked about what he did to become a hero in the Pacific War in 1943, he responded by saying, "It was involuntary. They sank my boat." ...

The ex-USS John F. Kennedy was the last conventionally-powered carrier built for the Navy. The aircraft carrier was also the site of one of the greatest military pranks. After nearly 40 years of ...

The National Archives is looking for help identifying people in several photos taken during John F. Kennedy’s presidency. They’ve enlisted the help of Flickr and posted the photos there with ...

Gordon F. Sander is a writer and historian based in Riga, Latvia. He is the author of several works of military and Cold War history, including most recently, The Finnish Factor: Kekkonen, Kennedy ...

John F. Kennedy told Ben Bradlee that "the principal job of the president of the United States was to keep the country out of war," Kennedy said. At this point, someone in the audience yelled "Yes!" ...

Nearly six decades after President John F. Kennedy’s assassination on Nov. 22, 1963, myths and misunderstandings persist about the President. The tragic way in which the handsome political ...

See the ex-USS John F. Kennedy, the Navy's last conventionally powered aircraft carrier, which was in a class of its own. Business Insider Subscribe Newsletters ...

The former USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) left Philadelphia Thursday for its final voyage. The ship will sail down to Brownsville, Texas, where it will be dismantled.

In fact, the Ford, and the USS John F. Kennedy, are expected to have a 33 percent higher SGR than the Nimitz-class. The Ford is projected to reach 160 sorties per day – with the capacity to hit ...

John F. Kennedy took George Plimpton by surprise after a dinner party one evening when he pulled his friend aside for a word in the Oval Office. The president had Reconstruction on his mind ...

In May 1969, the Center was renamed the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Center for Military Assistance, and the School was renamed the U.S. Army Institute for Military Assistance.