John F. Kennedy 1917-1963 Thirty-fifth President of the United States. Kennedy faced-down Kruschev during the Cuban Missile Crisis, re-invigorated NASA, and signed the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. Assassinated. his book Profiles In Courage, Harper & Bros., New York, 1956, inscribed on the front flyleaf. To J Ralph Granara with very warmest regards, John Kennedy . Very good condition, with chipped dust jacket. Granara was at the time serving as head of Public Relations in the Boston Mayor's Office.