He was a US Senator when he ran for President. Before that he was a Congressman .
Before he entered politics, he went to college, joined the navy, served until the war ended and worked as a magazine writer.
- Author (his senior thesis Appeasment in Munich,retitled Why England Slept(1940); and Pulitzer Prize-winning Profiles in Courage (1956) as a senator, although there is much controversy over the authorship).
- Intelligence officer, sailor (US Navy/US Navy Reserve) in WWII: served 1940-1945
- Journalist: c. 1946
- Congressman 1946-1952
- US Senator 1952-1960
- US President-elect Oct 1960-Jan 1961
Then President from 1961-63
he was an author, navy officer,congressmen, and a senator
John F. Kennedy was in the army and later in the US Senate before he became president. He also wrote the book Profiles in Courage.
He was in his second term as US Senator when he was elected president.
Kennedy was a congressman and senator before he was president. He was also in the navy and worked briefly as a journalist.
senator
He was a Harvard educated Lawyer
James Monroe's secretary of state.
Before being elected as the president of the United States in 1960, John F. Kennedy had various jobs. He served in the United States Navy during World War II, where he commanded a patrol torpedo boat. Following the war, he worked as a journalist and wrote a book called "Profiles in Courage," for which he won the Pulitzer Prize. He later became a congressman and then a senator from Massachusetts.
John McCain continues to be a US Senator from Arizona after his failed Presidential run.
He earned his living as a lawyer and farmer before he entered public service. His main job in government before he was vice-president and president was as a diplomat in Europe.
Mary McAleese's job was something in Law before she became president!
Kennedy served in the US Senate before becoming president. Before entering US politics, he worked for the US military service.
Vice President
yes he had many jobs before he was president
he became president and vice president
judge
he was a lawyer and the second president