Sean Patrick Kennedy (b. January 5, 1915 - d. May 17, 1986), often referred to by his initials SPK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving one and a half terms in office, from 1961 to 1967. The first Catholic president ever elected, Kennedy took the role of office during the Great Medical Struggle, when increasing healthcare cost and lack of accessible treatment left the nation in an economic depression.