Skip to content

AARP Wish of a Lifetime helped a veteran find renewed meaning. Find out more.

Content starts here

CLOSE ×

Red Membership Card

AARP MEMBERSHIP

AARP Membership — $12 for your first year when you sign up for Automatic Renewal

Get instant access to members-only products, hundreds of discounts, a free second membership, and a subscription to AARP the Magazine.

Remembering President John F. Kennedy

Go to Series Main Page

Events & History

I Survived the JFK Assassination

Secret Service agent Clint Hill endured one of the darkest moments in history
Events & History

Jack and Jackie: Personal Portraits From a Public Life

Photographer Jacques Lowe provided the nation with insider access to JFK and his family.
TV for Grownups

What to Watch on the 60th Anniversary of JFK’s Assassination

See 11 documentaries and fictional films and shows on the mysterious killing
Events & History

Why We Still Love JFK

Sixty years after his assassination, John F. Kennedy remains the most popular president in modern history
Events & History

60 Facts About the JFK Assassination

Details you may not know surrounding the death of our 35th president
Events & History

Witnessing the Death of a President

Jenyce Gush was a teenager skipping school in Dallas when she saw JFK's assassination
Events & History

Election 1960: JFK on the Campaign Trail

At age 43, John F. Kennedy became the youngest elected president, the only Catholic and the first born in the 20th century
politics-society

The Kennedy Family Trivia Quiz

How much do you know about the Kennedys? Test your knowledge
Podcasts

Rob Reiner on His Podcast ‘Who Killed JFK?’

The filmmaker offers his theory that Oswald was not the assassin
Events & History

6 Myths About JFK’s Death

Famed Charles Manson prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi tackled myths about the assassination in his 2007 book
Events & History

The Day President Kennedy Was Shot

Bob Schieffer recalls reporting on JFK's assassination — and giving Lee Harvey Oswald's mother a ride

Election 1960: JFK on the Campaign Trail

After one of the closest elections in U.S. history, John F. Kennedy, 43, became the youngest elected president, the first Catholic and the first born in the 20th century

By

AARP Staff

Published November 10, 2023

Although Sen. John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts did not formally announce his presidential candidacy until Jan. 2, 1960, he had been setting the stage for several years.

Kennedy, a Democrat, would go on to win the presidential election, defeating incumbent vice president Richard Nixon, the Republican candidate, on Nov. 8, 1960.

Click ahead to see images of Kennedy on the campaign trail, during the first televised presidential debate and at his swearing in and inauguration.

Back to 'Remembering JFK'

Unlock Access to AARP Members Edition

Join AARP to Continue

Already a Member? Login

More From AARP

author vincent bugliosi and his book reclaiming history the assassination of president john f kennedy

6 Myths About JFK’s Death

Famed Charles Manson prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi tackled myths about the assassination in his 2007 book

president john f kennedy and jacqueline kennedy in dallas on the day of his assassination

Stories From People Who Became Witnesses to History

From the assassination of John F. Kennedy to the death of a princess, these ordinary people lived through extraordinary events

Commuters reading about John F. Kennedy's assassination on Nov. 22, 1963.

The Day President Kennedy Was Shot

Bob Schieffer recalls reporting on JFK's assassination — and giving Lee Harvey Oswald's mother a ride