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#35 · 1961–1963
John F. Kennedy
Democratic · The race to the Moon
John F. Kennedy was the youngest person ever elected president. He challenged America to land on the Moon, inspiring the space race. He was assassinated in 1963.
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He famously said the country should go to the Moon 'not because it is easy, but because it is hard.'
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