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An overview of John F. Kennedy. See all videos for this article. John F. Kennedy. John F. Kennedy, 1961. Kennedy had nearly become Stevenson’s vice presidential running mate in 1956. The charismatic young New Englander’s near victory and his televised speech of concession (Estes Kefauver won the vice presidential nomination) brought him ...
John F. Kennedy's tenure as the 35th president of the United States began with his inauguration on January 20, 1961, and ended with his assassination on November 22, 1963. Kennedy, a Democrat from Massachusetts , took office following his narrow victory over Republican incumbent vice president Richard Nixon in the 1960 presidential election .
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