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The Sixties
Forty years after it ended, the 1960s remains the most consequential and controversial decade of the...
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John F. Kennedy elected president
In a close election, Democrat John F. Kennedy edged out Republican Richard Nixon to win the presidency. Kennedy won by fewer than 117,000 popular votes.
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John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Address, 1961
On January 20, 1961, John F. Kennedy was sworn in as the thirty-fifth...