Toward a New Frontier
On November 8, 1960, John F. Kennedy was elected president of the United States, defeating Richard Nixon in one of the closest national elections of the 20th century. At 43, Kennedy was (and remains) the youngest person elected to the office, and it was largely this quality in the man and his family -- an engaging, youthful dynamism -- that so captured the imagination of millions across the country. As Kennedy
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