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John F. Kennedy. By; Jaxon Hart. FACTS. John F.Kennedy became the 35th President of the United States at noon of January 20th,1961. He ended his term on November 22nd,1963. On January 2nd,1960 Kennedy officially declared that he wanted to run for president. His nickname was JFK. FACTS.
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John F. Kennedy By; Jaxon Hart
FACTS • John F.Kennedy became the 35th President of the United States at noon of January 20th,1961. • He ended his term on November 22nd,1963. • On January 2nd,1960 Kennedy officially declared that he wanted to run for president. • His nickname was JFK.
FACTS • He ran against republican Richard M.Nixon • Kennedy’s running mate was Lyndon B.Johnson. • Kennedy’s vote number was 34,226,925 to Nixon’s 34,108,662. • Kennedy replaced Dwight Eisenhower as president.
FACTS • In the 1960 presidential election Kennedy argued about Civil Right Act. • President Kennedy announced America’s intentions to go to the moon in 1961. • John F.Kennedy became the youngest president in 1961,he was only 43!
FACTS • Kennedy was a member of the Democratic Party. • Kennedy was the first president to hold a press conference on television. • Kennedy is the only Roman Catholic to be president. • Kennedy spent $25 billion on the Apollo Project
FACTS • Kennedy was buried at Arlington National Cemetery
QUOTE • “Ask not what your country can do for you, but rather what you can do for your country.”