His called his daughter, Caroline, “Buttons”
He received $1,000,000 for his 21 birthday
He gave his salary to charities during his time in congress and as president
His full name, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, comes from his grandfather John Francis Fitzgerald
His confirmation name was Francis
Wrote a letter to a little girl who was worried that Santa was in danger during the Cold War
Never actually called his son, John Jr., John-John
Received the Last Rites multiple times
Exploded a toilet seat with a firecracker
His boat collided with a Japanese boat and he saved all but two of his men
Sent a message through a coconut which he later kept in the Oval Office
Had an older brother named Joseph Patrick Jr.
He loved taking picture with his kids but usually had to do it when Jackie wasn’t home
He and two other friends referred to themselves as Big Mo, Middle Mo, and Little Mo
Lana Del Rey wrote a song about the guy
His family lived in the UK for a few years
He had a club in high school which he called the Muckers club after his headmaster referred to him and his friends as such
John had Addison’s disease and in his childhood he was often very sick
He was born the same year the Romanovs died
His brain and some footage of his assassination (not the Zapruder film) have disappeared from the National Archives
He recorded conversations in the White House (There are some of him and his kids that are really sweet)
Would make up stories for John and Caroline
He had four children Arabella, Caroline Bouvier, John Jr., and Patrick Bouvier
Before signing the Cuba Embargo his press secretary got him 1200 Cuban cigars so he wouldn’t run out
Told his daughter that there was a purple shark following their yacht and that it liked eating socks
He would have people throw their socks overboard