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John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Growing up

He was born May 29, 1917 and was named John Fitzgerald Kennedy. He had a safe and secured childhood. His mothers name was Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy and his father was Joseph Patrick Kennedy. They had nine children and John (called Jack) was the second eldest. He was very sick when he was a child. He had "whooping cough, measles, chicken pox". On February 20, 1920 when Jack was three years old he suffered from scarlet fever, a highly contagious and potentially life- threatening disease. About a month later he recovered, but never became very healthy. His family used to joke about the great risk that a mosquito took in biting him. With some of his blood the mosquito was almost sure to die.

In the summer the Kennedy children went to their summer home in Hyannis Port on Cape Cod where they enjoyed several acts of sports. He and his elder brother competed very often, but because Joe was the elder one, Jack would usually get the worst of it.

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