The inauguration of John F. Kennedy as the 35th President of the United States was held on January 20, 1961. The inauguration marked the commencement of the term (which lasted approximately two and a half years) of John F. Kennedy as President and Lyndon B. Johnson as Vice President. Kennedy was sworn in by Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren, and Johnson was sworn in by House Speaker Sam Rayburn.
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The inauguration of John F. Kennedy as the 35th President of the United States was held on January 20, 1961. The inauguration marked the commencement of the term (which lasted approximately two and a half years) of John F. Kennedy as President and Lyndon B. Johnson as Vice President. Kennedy was sworn in by Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren, and Johnson was sworn in by House Speaker Sam Rayburn.
The election of John F. Kennedy turned out to be the first of many things. This caused his inauguration to be one of the most significant for a lot of reasons. For instance, Kennedy was being sworn in as the youngest President the country has had to this day. He was only 43 years old at the time and every President since then has still been older. As well, he was the first Roman Catholic President the nation has ever had. Only winning by 115,000 popular votes, it was the smallest victory that the nation has seen so far, too. All of these new things happening for the first time made his...
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