In nineteen fifty six Kennedy announced his candidacy for presidency on January second. Kennedy won by a narrow margin–less than 120,000 out of some 70 million votes becoming the youngest man and the first Roman Catholic to be elected president of the United States. In the beginning of his presidency he wanted all the American to come together and help start the process to eliminate poverty. When he took office they were in the middle of the Cold War against communism around the world and that he promised that he would win. His words when he said that we need to help our country “Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.” JFK (Staff, H. (2009). Retrieved December 17,
In nineteen fifty six Kennedy announced his candidacy for presidency on January second. Kennedy won by a narrow margin–less than 120,000 out of some 70 million votes becoming the youngest man and the first Roman Catholic to be elected president of the United States. In the beginning of his presidency he wanted all the American to come together and help start the process to eliminate poverty. When he took office they were in the middle of the Cold War against communism around the world and that he promised that he would win. His words when he said that we need to help our country “Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.” JFK (Staff, H. (2009). Retrieved December 17,