John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Inaugur Quotes

A collection of quotes by John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Inaugur.

John Fitzgerald Kennedy, also known as JFK, was the 35th President of the United States. Born on May 29, 1917, in Brookline, Massachusetts, he came from a prominent political family. After serving in the United States Navy during World War II, Kennedy entered politics, eventually becoming a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and later the U.S. Senate. In 1960, Kennedy won the presidential election, becoming the youngest elected president at the age of 43. His presidency was marked by the Cuban Missile Crisis, the establishment of the Peace Corps, and civil rights initiatives. Tragically, Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas.

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Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans -- born in this century, tempered by war, disciplined by a hard and bitter peace, proud of our ancient heritage and unwilling to witness or permit the slow undoing of those human rights to which this nation has always been committed, and to which we are committed today at home and around the world.

John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Inaugur

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