Headlines from the past: November 1960
Saturday, November 8th, 20081960: Kennedy elected
Senator John F. Kennedy was elected the 35th President of the United States today, the youngest president to be elected in the nation’s history. At the age of 43, the Democratic candidate received 56.5 percent of the electoral votes, defeating Republican nominee and Vice President Richard M. Nixon. Kennedy was also the first and only Roman Catholic to be elected to the nation’s presidential office. More from the Daily Perspective