John F. Kennedy (Watchmen)

John F. Kennedy
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Real Name	John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Main Alias	John F. Kennedy
Other Aliases	President Kennedy
Affiliation	US Government
Base Of Operations	White House, Washington, D.C.
Status
Identity	Public Identity
Citizenship	American
Marital Status	Married
Occupation	President of the United States
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Hair	Brown
Origin
Universe	Watchmen
First Appearance	Watchmen #4 (December, 1986)
Appearance of Death	Before Watchmen: Comedian #1 (August, 2012)

It's September, 1961. John Kennedy is shaking my hand, asking me what it's like to be a superhero. I tell him he should know and he nods, laughing... two years later, in Dallas, his head snaps forward and then back.

— Doctor Manhattan

John Fitzgerald Kennedy was the 35th President of the United States, who was assassinated, likely through the involvement of Richard Nixon.

History

President Kennedy was a friendly president who warmly greeted Doctor Manhattan when he first met him in 1961, the two getting on quite well. He was assassinated in Dallas, Texas under suspicious circumstances on November 22, 1963. Kennedy had planned to give a speech in Dallas in which he would refer to contemporary Americans being "the watchmen on the walls of world freedom."

Prior to Kennedy's death, Dr. Manhattan had foreseen the President's death but did not attempt to prevent it as he felt that it would be futile, as it has already happened in Dr. Manhattan's altered awareness of time. Adrian Veidt had tried to solve the assassination in which his investigation was strongly hinted that The Comedian and then-former Vice President Richard Nixon were involved in Kennedy's death.

Notes

• This character is a fictional representation of John F. Kennedy, a real person. More information on this person can be found at Wikipedia.org.
  

Appearances in Other Media

In the film adaptation, John F. Kennedy was portrayed by Brett Stimely. In the opening credits, Kennedy's assassination was explicitly perpetuated by The Comedian.

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• 5 Appearances of John F. Kennedy (Watchmen)
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External Links

• John F. Kennedy at the Watchmen Wiki