Throughout his life, John F Kennedy experienced setbacks and and successes. He faced many challenges while growing up with illnesses. John Fitzgerald Kennedy was the thirty-fifth president and he was the youngest president to be elected to this day. Kennedy faced many setbacks in his lifetime. When he was in his early adulthood, he suffered from many illnesses. When he got into office he experienced many failures. For example, The Bay of Pigs. The Bay of Pigs was an invasion of Cuba and was failed by the military in 1961. Kennedy also failed to pass the Civil Rights Act. As well as he failed to get the Welfare programs passed. The Welfare Programs were programs that managed the people’s money. Finally, he got himself and the U.S. more involved