20 Mind-Blowing Facts About JFK

By Chris Waugh /

15. Kennedy Attended Both Harvard And Princeton (Albeit Briefly)

JFK's first taste of an Ivy League University was at Princeton in 1935 - but his undergraduate studies there were halted after just two months as he suffered a gastrointestinal illness. Poor health had also prevented him from studying at the London School of Economics as he had previously intended to. However, he did finally complete his studies at Harvard College between 1936 and 1940 - earning a Bachelor of Science cum laude in international affairs, with his thesis "Appeasement in Munich" becoming a bestseller under the title "Why England Slept".