John F. Kennedy's tenure as the 35th president of the United States began with his inauguration on January 20, 1961, and ended with his assassination on November 22, 1963. Kennedy, a Democrat from Mas
Official portrait, 1960
Outgoing president Dwight D. Eisenhower and President-elect John F. Kennedy at the White House on December 6, 1960
Chief Justice Earl Warren administers the presidential oath of office to John F. Kennedy at the Capitol, January 20, 1961.
President John F. Kennedy (seated) with members of his White House staff
Lyndon B. Johnson's tenure as the 36th president of the United States began on November 22, 1963, upon the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, and ended on January 20, 1969. He had been vice p
Presidency of John F. Kennedy
…federal aid to education, and tax reform, were blocked during his presidency. Many of Kennedy's proposals were passed after his death, during the Johnson administration, and Kennedy's death gave those proposals a powerful moral component. A 2014 Washington Post survey of 162 members of the American Political Science…
Johnson in 1967
Johnson being sworn in on Air Force One
Johnson at a July 1965 Cabinet meeting
Appointed by Johnson in 1967, Thurgood Marshall (left) became the first African American on the Supreme Court