Less than two months into his presidency, JFK signed Executive Order 10924, formally creating the Peace Corps as an agency within the U.S. State Department. By the end of 1961, 750 inaugural Peace Corps volunteers had served in 13 countries.

Twenty-three days before his assassination, JFK signed his final bill: the Community Mental Health Act, funding local mental health care.

Learn about the enigmatic bond between JFK and Jackie and their journey from courtship to marriage in this video from "Kennedy."

The youngest president ever elected, Kennedy faces the height of the Cold War and a national civil rights crisis.