Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961) — 34. EISENHOWER

Lyndon B. Johnson (1963-1969) — 36. JOHNSON

OVERVIEW:

FULL NAME:
John Fitzgerald Kennedy

BORN:
May 29, 1917;
Brookline, Massachusetts

DIED:
November 22, 1963 (age 46);
Dallas, Texas, U.S.

EDUCATION:
Harvard University (BA)
Stanford University

SPOUSE:
Jacqueline Lee Bouvier (m. 1953)

CHILDREN:
Caroline Bouvier (1957– )
John Fitzgerald, Jr. (1960–1999)
Patrick Bouvier (1963)

POLITICAL PARTY:
Democrat

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
1947-1953:
U.S. House of Representatives (D-MA)
1953-1960:
U.S. Senator (D-MA)
1961-1963:
35th President of the United States

FIRST LADY:

Mrs_Kennedy_in_the_Diplomatic_Reception_Room_cropped — JACQUELINE BOUVIER KENNEDY

VICE PRESIDENT:

PORTRAITS:

RESOURCES:

23 February 1962: President John F. Kennedy and astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John Glenn, Jr. look inside space capsule Friendship 7 following the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to Lieutenant Colonel Glenn at Hangar ‘S,’ Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Brevard County, Florida. (Cecil Stoughton/ JFK Library)

BIOGRAPHIES:
White House
UVA Miller Center

RESEARCH:
JFK Presidential Library & Museum (JFKL)
JFKL Digitized Collections
Oral Histories (JFKL)
Public Papers (American Presidency Project)
Historic Speeches (JFKL)
Speech Archive (JFKL)
Press Conferences (JFKL)

NOTABLE BOOKS:

**PRESIDENT KENNEDY: PROFILE OF POWER** by Richard Reeves

**MAKING OF THE PRESIDENT: 1960** by Theodore H. White

1960 ELECTION:

DEMOCRATS:
JOHN F. KENNEDY (PRESIDENT)
LYNDON B. JOHNSON (VICE PRESIDENT)
Electoral Vote: 303 (56.4%)
Popular Vote: 34,226,731 (49.7%)

REPUBLICANS:
RICHARD M. NIXON (PRESIDENT)
HENRY CABOT LODGE (VICE PRESIDENT)
Electoral Vote: 219 (40.8%)
Popular Vote: 34,108,157 (49.5%)

DEMOCRATS:
HARRY F. BYRD (PRESIDENT)
STROM THURMOND (VICE PRESIDENT)
Electoral Vote: 15 (2.8%)
Popular Vote: 0 (0%)

NOTE:
Senator Harry F. Byrd (D-VA) was not on the ballot, but received 15 electoral votes, including 14 votes from unpledged electors (6 in Alabama and 8 in Mississippi) and 1 vote from a faithless elector (Oklahoma).

1961 INAUGURATION:

John_F._Kennedy_Inaugural_Ball,_20_January_1961 — President and Mrs. Kennedy arrive at the National Guard Armory in Washington for the Inaugural Ball, January 20, 1961. (John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum)

Inaugural Address (Transcript, Video)
Ceremonies (Video)
Joint Congressional Committee
Washington Post
Library of Congress
Luncheon Menu

ASSASSINATION: NOVEMBER 22, 1963

11/22/1963: President Kennedy in the limousine in Dallas, Texas, on Main Street, minutes before the assassination. Also in the presidential limousine are Jackie Kennedy, Texas Governor John Connally, and his wife, Nellie. (Walt Cisco/Dallas Morning News)

RESOURCES:
Kennedy Library
LBJ Library
National Archives
Mary Ferrell Foundation

MEDIA COVERAGE:
50th Anniversary (WP, DMN)
CBS Coverage
NBC Coverage
Other Networks
New York Times

KENNEDY ADMINISTRATION:

KennedyCabinet — President John F. Kennedy and Others Attend Cabinet Meeting, 25 May 1961. At table, L-R: Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, Abraham Ribicoff; Under Secretary of Commerce, Edward Gudeman; Secretary of State, Dean Rusk; President John F. Kennedy; Secretary of the Treasury, C. Douglas Dillon; Secretary of the Interior, Stewart Udall. Along window, L-R: Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Jerome B. Wiesner; Chairman of the President’s Council of Economic Advisors, Walter Heller; Special Assistant to the President, Frederick G. Dutton; Special Counsel to the President, Theodore C. Sorensen; Assistant Special Counsel to the President, Richard Goodwin. Cabinet Room, White House, Washington, D.C. (Kennedy Library)

APPOINTMENTS SECRETARY:
Kenneth P. O’Donnell (1961-1963)

PRESS SECRETARY:
Pierre Salinger (1961–1964)

SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE:
Orville L. Freeman (1961–1969)

BUDGET DIRECTOR:
David E. Bell (1961–1962)
Kermit Gordon (1962–1965)

DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE:
Allen W. Dulles (1953–1961)
John A. McCone (1961-1965)

SECRETARY OF COMMERCE:
Luther H. Hodges (1961–1963)

CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISORS:
Walter W. Heller (1961-1964)

CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF:
Lyman L. Lemnitzer (1960-1962)
Maxwell D. Taylor (1962-1964)

SECRETARY OF DEFENSE:
Robert S. McNamara (1961–1968)

SECRETARY OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, & WELFARE
Abraham A. Ribicoff (1961–1962)
Anthony J. Celebrezze (1962–1963)

SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR:
Stewart L. Udall (1961–1969)

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Robert F. Kennedy (1961–1964)

SECRETARY OF LABOR:
Arthur J. Goldberg (1961–1962)
W. Willard Wirtz (1962–1969)

NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR:
McGeorge Bundy (1961–1966)

POSTMASTER GENERAL:
J. Edward Day (1961–1963)
John A. Gronouski (1963)

SECRETARY OF STATE:
Dean Rusk (1961–1969)

SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY:
C. Douglas Dillon (1961–1963)

UNITED NATIONS AMBASSADOR:
Adlai E. Stevenson II (1961-1965)

ADMINISTRATOR OF VETERANS AFFAIRS:
John S. Gleason (1961–1965)

U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVE:
Christian Herter (1962-1966)

CHAIRMAN OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE:
William McChesney Martin (1951-1970)

OTHER STAFF/ ADVISORS:
Richard N. Goodwin
W. Averell Harriman
Evelyn Lincoln
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.
Lawrence F. O’Brien
David F. Powers
Walt W. Rostow
Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr.
R. Sargent Shriver
Theodore C. Sorensen
James E. Webb

SUPREME COURT NOMINEES:

Arthur J. Goldberg (1962-1965)
Byron R. White (1962-1993)

CONGRESS:

SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE:
Samuel T. Rayburn (1955-1962)
John W. McCormack (1962-1971)

SENATE MAJORITY LEADER:
Mike Mansfield (1961-1977)