John F. Kennedy's inaugural address on January 20, 1961, remains one of the most quoted in U.S. history. Against the backdrop of the Cold War, Kennedy called for civic responsibility and global ...

In 1961, John Kennedy challenged Americans across the decades to “Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.” The phrases “mystic chords of memory” and “ better ...

The crowd at a political rally where President John F. Kennedy gave a speech endorsing Democratic candidate for Governor of New Jersey Richard J. Hughes in Trenton, N.J. on Nov. 2, 1961. 9 / 17 ...

In January 1961, Kennedy was sworn in as the 35th President of the United States. In his Inaugural Address, he made his famous appeal to the virtue of American citizens: ...

Following President John F. Kennedy’s ... men, women, young and old, made in his Jan. 20, 1961, inauguration speech. ... had also that day of President Kennedy’s 1961 announcement informed her ...