a humorous variation of the name John F. (Jack) Kennedy, interchanged with the name Nikita Khrushchev. Kennedy (1917 - 1963) was president of the United States from 1961 to 1963. In 1961 he approved the Bay of Pigs operation, an invasion of Cuba by US-backed Cuban exiles with the aim of ousting the communistregime of Fidel Castro (1927 - ). Most of the exiles were killed or taken prisoner and the operation was a disaster. Kennedy's presidency ended with his assassination on November 22, 1963. See also Khrushchev, Jack in this glossary.—SHSBC Binder 14 Approved Glossary