John F. Kennedy elected president | November 8, 1960 - HISTORY
WEBNov 13, 2009 · John F. Kennedy, 43, becomes the youngest man ever to be elected president of the United States, narrowly beating Republican Vice President Richard Nixon. He was also the first Catholic to...
Presidency of John F. Kennedy - Wikipedia
WEBKennedy, a Democrat from Massachusetts, took office following his narrow victory over Republican incumbent vice president Richard Nixon in the 1960 presidential election. He was succeeded by Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson. Kennedy's time in office was marked by Cold War tensions with the Soviet Union and Cuba.
How John F. Kennedy Won the 1960 Presidential Election
WEBNov 8, 2010 · The 1960 presidential race was one of the closest elections in U.S. history, but 50 years ago today, John F. Kennedy won the White House. Although the charismatic young senator from...
1960 United States presidential election - Wikipedia
WEBThe 1960 United States presidential election was the 44th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 8, 1960. The Democratic ticket of Senator John F. Kennedy and his running mate, Senate Majority Leader Lyndon B. Johnson, narrowly defeated the Republican ticket of incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon and his running mate, U ...
John F. Kennedy - Wikipedia
WEBJohn Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), often referred to as JFK, was an American politician who served as the 35th president of the United States from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. He was the youngest person elected president.
John F. Kennedy ‑ Facts, Presidency & Assassination - HISTORY
WEBOct 29, 2009 · Elected in 1960 as the 35th president of the United States, 43-year-old John F. Kennedy became the youngest man and the first Roman Catholic to hold that office.
John F. Kennedy - The White House
WEBJohn F. Kennedy was the 35th President of the United States (1961-1963), the youngest man elected to the office. On November 22, 1963, when he was hardly past his first thousand days in...
John F. Kennedy | Biography, Family, Presidency, Assassination,
WEBSep 5, 2024 · John F. Kennedy was the 35th president of the United States (1961–63), who faced a number of foreign crises, especially the Cuban missile crisis, but managed to secure such achievements as the Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty and the Alliance for Progress.
Campaign of 1960 - JFK Library
WEBOn November 8, 1960, John F. Kennedy was elected president in one of the closest elections in U.S. history. In the popular vote, his margin over Nixon was 118,550 out of a total of nearly 69 million votes cast.
John F. Kennedy - 35th President, Cold War, Assassination
WEBSep 5, 2024 · Robert Kennedy, as John’s attorney general, was the second most powerful man in the country. He advised the president on all matters of foreign and domestic policy, national security, and political affairs. In 1962 Ted Kennedy was elected to the president’s former Senate seat in