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		April 16, 2021

Documents on the organization and powers of the executive branch, presidential policies, current and past presidents. Search text for presidency Browse Documents on the Court's organization and powers, landmark cases, constitutional law, current and past justices. Search text for Supreme Court Browse Documents on Congress's organization and powers, the legislative process, policy, current and past members. Search text for Congress Browse Documents on the U.S. electoral process, political parties and campaigns, voting rights and trends. Search text for elections Browse   Documents on the U.S. Constitution and the rights and issues it has shaped for over two centuries. Search text for Constitution Browse   John Kennedy, the first navy veteran elected president, was the fourth president hurt in combat. During World War II, he was injured when the Japanese sank his patrol torpedo boat, PT-109, on August 2, 1943, and he is credited with saving a sailor's life. The crew was rescued from an island after carving an SOS on a coconut shell, which natives carried to U.S. forces. Kennedy received the Navy and Marine Corps medal for valor and the Purple Heart for his injuries, which included back damage that plagued him the rest of his life.  more...

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