John F. Kennedy was not the president of the United States of America.
Jack Ruby . On November 24 , 1963 , he fatally shot Lee Harvey Oswald who was in police custody after being charged with assassinating U.S. President John F. Kennedy two days earlier . John F. Kennedy . Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested for the crime , but he was never prosecuted due to his murder by Jack Ruby two days later . Massachusetts's 11th congressional district . Its last Congressman was Brian Donnelly ; its most notable were John Quincy Adams following his term as president , eventual president John F. Kennedy and Speaker Tip O'Neill . Peace Corps . The program was established by Executive Order 10924 , issued by President John F. Kennedy on March 1 , 1961 , announced by televised broadcast March 2 , 1961 , and authorized by Congress on September 21 , 1961 , with passage of the Peace Corps Act ( Pub.L .