John F. Kennedy
- Wins 1960 election, begins 1961 with Vice-President Lyndon B. Johnson
- Defeats Richard Nixon
- Youngest President at 43
- First and only Catholic President
- Advocate of the Space Race
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The U2 Incident, 1960
- USSR shoots down american spy plane known as a U-2 (Pilot Gary Powers Taken Prisoner)
Summary
John F Kennedy was elected, being the youngest and only catholic president at that point.