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The 35th president of the United States was born in 1917. After service in the u.s. navy I n world war two. John Fitzgerald Kennedy ran for congress in Massachusetts then u.s. senate. Senator Kennedy in 1960 defeated then vice president in a very close election.
Kennedys first term was a hectic one has the admiration faced the Cuban missile crisis and the ole miss crisis.
The president narrowly survived a assaination attempt on November 22. `1963.
The bobby baker scandal forced Vice president Johnson to resign early in 1964.Presiden Kennedy easily won Renomination and Terry Sanford was his running mate.
Nelson Rockefeller on the republican side was close to nomination but lost to Barry gold Walter due to the
Happy scandal. Gold Walter picked Ford as his running mate who was Gaffe prone as he was. The election of 1964 was a blow out for President Kennedy and the Democrats retained many senate and house seats.
In the presidents second term. The civil rights act of 1964 was passed. Also .Medicaid and voting rights act was passed. Vietnam was limited to air raids and green berets. On television star trek staring Jeffrey Hunter and Leonard Nimoy were very popular fans watched the crew of the 1701 u.s.s. constition on a 5 year mission. In films planet of apes would beget a three year t.v. series starring Roddy McDowall.
Although plans for a u.s. u.s.s.r joint mission into space was shot down . Plans for a manned mission to the moon were underway.
By the end of Kennedy last term the admiration was quite popular and Sanford won nomination picking Hubert Humphrey as his running mate.George Wallace would launch a third party campaign. Sanford tried very hard but lost the election to Richard Nixon. Sanford appeared on laugh in after Nixon said sock it to me the vice president,Sanford replied i will sock it to you.,dick.