Why did JFK drop out of Stanford GSB?

Kennedy audited classes at Stanford GSB in the Fall of 1940 but left after one term to work with his father on his memoir and, eventually, to join the Navy in 1941. He never reenrolled and some contemporary accounts question how serious he took the project as his interests were moving to politics and international affairs. read more

Kennedy audited classes at Stanford GSB in the Fall of 1940 but left after one term to work with his father on his memoir and, eventually, to join the Navy in 1941. read more

In his talk, Karlin-Neumann tells the story of discovering that a young John F. Kennedy once briefly audited classes at the Graduate School of Business. He began his speech by quoting from a letter Kennedy wrote to a friend: “Have become very fond of Stanford. read more