President-elect John F. Kennedy with His Wife Jacqueline Kennedy, Giving His Acceptance Speech at the Hyannis Armory

 

John F. Kennedy speaking to supporters on November 9, 1960, after winning the presidential election, with Jacqueline Kennedy at his side in Hyannis, Massachusetts. Kennedy’s victory marked a generational shift in American leadership at the height of the Cold War. At 43, he became the youngest elected president, representing both continuity in American institutions and the promise of a new political era.