John F. Kennedy

"Do not pray for easy lives, my friends. Pray to be stronger men."

- JFK in Five.

John F. Kennedy (abbreviated JFK, callsign "Lancer") is a character in Call of Duty: Black Ops. In the mission U.S.D.D., he speaks personally to Mason inside the Pentagon.

Both Jim Meskimen and Chriss Anglin provide the voice of John F. Kennedy.

Trivia

 * President Kennedy is the highest-ranking character in the entire Call of Duty series.
 * He is the first American president to have an actual appearance in the Call of Duty series.
 * He is one of the four playable characters in the Zombie level "Five."
 * In the cutscene preceding Five, John F. Kennedy says the word "Zombie" rather casually in response to the attack. This may imply that he has already had previous encounters with the undead. This may also make fun of the fact that characters in zombie movies do not know what zombies are.
 * Kennedy says "Ich bin ein Berliner" (I am a citizen of Berlin) in the zombie level Five, a reference to the speech he made in West Berlin (June 26, 1963). Contrary to popular belief, it does not mean "I am a Donut". The indefinite article ein is omitted when speaking of an individual's profession or residence but is necessary when speaking in a figurative sense as Kennedy did. Since the president was not literally from Berlin but only declaring his solidarity with its citizens, "Ich bin Berliner" would not have been correct.
 * Throughout the campaigns main story line, it is hinted that Alex Mason may have killed John F. Kennedy sometime after he was brainwashed.
 * According to the President Kennedy's mail account, Evelyn Cross and John Trent have sent email to him respectively, warning President Kennedy to "play along" or else.
 * Evelyn Cross' letter dated 26/6/1963, told Kennedy to "reconsider" the final offer from a certain indivdual, whom Evelyn claims have agents everywhere and Kennedy could not hope to win.
 * John Trent's letter dated 2/11/1963, one day before the Kennedy assassination, as a "last warning".