JFK served as a commander of the USS PT-109 during WWII, represented Massachusetts in the U.S. House from 1947 to 1953 and the U.S. Senate from 1953 until 1961. However, it appears from at least Iowa and New Hampshire that the "08 election is going to be about symbolism instead of substance. Change for change's sake. No clear plan on what that change is, let's just change.