THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
JOHN F KENNEDY AND THE COLD WAR
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New York
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Massachusetts
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Ohio
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -A Democrat, Kennedy represented Massachusetts in both houses of the U.S. Congress prior to his presidency.
Detailed explanation-2: -Kennedy was the youngest man elected President; he was the youngest to die. Of Irish descent, he was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, on May 29, 1917.
Detailed explanation-3: -The 1960 United States presidential election was the 44th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 8, 1960. In a closely contested election, Democratic United States Senator John F. Kennedy defeated the incumbent vice president Richard Nixon, the Republican nominee.
Detailed explanation-4: -Kennedy was nominated by the Democratic Party at the national convention on July 15, 1960 and he named Senator Lyndon B. Johnson as his vice presidential running mate. On November 8, 1960 they defeated incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon and United Nations Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.
Detailed explanation-5: -Electoral history of John F. Kennedy, who served as the 35th president of the United States (1961–1963) and as a United States senator (1953–1960) and United States representative (1947–1953) from Massachusetts.