John F. Kennedy (1961-1963) — 35. KENNEDY

OVERVIEW:

FULL NAME:
David Francis Powers

BORN:
April 12, 1912
Charlestown, Massachusetts

DIED:
March 27, 1998 (age 85),
Arlington, Massachusetts

EDUCATION:
Charlestown High School

POLITICAL PARTY:
Democrat

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
1930-1942:
Sampson and Murdock Publishing Company
1942-1945:
U.S. Army
1946:
John F. Kennedy congressional campaign
1947-1952:
Director of Recreation, Boston Housing Authority
1952:
John F. Kennedy senatorial campaign
1960:
John F. Kennedy presidential campaign
1961-1963:
Special Assistant to President Kennedy
1964-1994:
Curator of the John F. Kennedy Library

RESOURCES:

4/10/1961: President John F. Kennedy and Special Assistant to the President Dave Powers look at a baseball during the opening game of the 1961 baseball season at Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C. Also pictured are Senate Minority Leader Everett Dirksen of Illinois (behind Powers) and Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield of Montana (behind President Kennedy) Abbie Rowe/ JFK Presidential Library and Museum.

BIOGRAPHIES:
JFK Library
Wikipedia

PAPERS:
JFK Library

MEDIA COVERAGE:

10/10/1963: Special Assistant to the President, Dave Powers, visits with John F. Kennedy, Jr., in the Cabinet Room of the White House (
Cecil Stoughton/ JFK Presidential Library and Museum)

OBITUARIES (3/27/1998):
New York Times
Washington Post