Why do they call John F. Kennedy, "Jack"?

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Why do they call John F. Kennedy, "Jack"?
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1468481 United States 12/29/2011 10:45 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	Why do they call John F. Kennedy, "Jack"? Is that his nickname?

Anonymous Coward User ID: 1889802 United States 12/29/2011 10:48 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	Re: Why do they call John F. Kennedy, "Jack"? The name John has been abbreviated to Jack for ages
Trample User ID: 1558583 United States 12/29/2011 10:48 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	Re: Why do they call John F. Kennedy, "Jack"? Is that his nickname? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1468481 Jack is a common nickname for John and it is what his family called him when he was growing up.
Anonymous Coward User ID: 589518 Australia 12/29/2011 10:49 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	Re: Why do they call John F. Kennedy, "Jack"? IT'S A CONSPIRACY!

Anonymous Coward User ID: 1889802 United States 12/29/2011 10:52 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	Re: Why do they call John F. Kennedy, "Jack"? IT'S A CONSPIRACY! Quoting: Anonymous Coward 589518 Maybe they were 2 different people. Just like Saddam was. And Osama bin liner.
Larry Green$tein User ID: 951476 United States 12/29/2011 10:52 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	Re: Why do they call John F. Kennedy, "Jack"? Yeah, it was common for people of that generation to use Jack as nickname if they were named John. Richard Nixon's nickname was Dick. William Clinton's nickname was Bill. Dwight Eisenhower's nickname was Ike etc...
Anonymous Coward User ID: 589518 Australia 12/29/2011 10:54 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	Re: Why do they call John F. Kennedy, "Jack"? IT'S A CONSPIRACY! Quoting: Anonymous Coward 589518 Maybe they were 2 different people. Just like Saddam was. And Osama bin liner. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1889802 AND ELVIS!!! OMG, IS JFK ELVIS???
Larry Green$tein User ID: 951476 United States 12/29/2011 10:55 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	Re: Why do they call John F. Kennedy, "Jack"? His Brother Edward Kennedy was known as Ted. Ted can also be a nickname for Theodore...like Teddy Roosevelt.
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