And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you--ask what you can do for your country." -- Excerpts from John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Address, Friday, January 20, 1961 ...

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi met President John F. Kennedy as a college student after his inauguration in 1961.

January 20, 1961, was a bitterly cold day in Washington. And yet, as John and Jackie Kennedy set out on foot from the White House to the Capitol for JFK’s inauguration as president, the sense of ...

Hagerstown residents Mike Hennesy and Dick Martin weren’t in Washington, D.C., Monday for the inauguration of President Obama, but they played a role in an inaugural parade more than 50 years ago.

John F. Kennedy was sworn in as our nation's 35th President 49 years ago, and The Plain Dealer had a front row seat. Read our story from Jan. 21, 1961, and download our pages with the text of the ...

John F. Kennedy took office as the nation's 35th president today with a plea for both sides in the Cold War to "begin anew the quest for peace." ...

Kennedy in, Nixon proclaims WASHINGTON, Jan. 6, 1961 (UPI) -- John F. Kennedy's election as president was made official today by the man he defeated for the nation's highest office.

In 1961, after winning the 1960 Presidential election, John F. Kennedy delivered his iconic inaugural address from Washington D.C. in 1961.