The 35th U.S. President, from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. In his bid for the presidency he generally tries to avoid the topic of civil rights as he fears that it might hurt his chances of election. He even goes so far as to add the anti-civil-rights politician Lyndon Johnson to his ticket as Vice President. As President, he comes to see the unrest in the U.S. over civil rights as damaging the country's reputation, and he begins to move to pass civil rights legislation. However, he is assassinated before the legislation can pass.