

President John F. Kennedy gives his inaugural address at the Capitol in Washington after taking the oath of office on Jan. 20, 1961. AP/File
President John F. Kennedy delivers his inaugural address in Washington on Jan. 20, 1961. AP/File
Democratic presidential candidate John F. Kennedy speaks to a crowd gathered at the riverfront in Memphis, Tenn., on Sept. 21, 1960. Newscom/File
Sen. John F. Kennedy speaks to supporters in Chicago, Ill., on Nov. 4, 1960. AP/File
President John F. Kennedy congratulates astronaut Alan B. Shepard, Jr., the first American in space, on his historic May 5, 1961, ride in the Freedom 7 spacecraft and presents him with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Award, in Washington on May 6, 1961. NASA/CNP-PHOTOlink/Newscom/File
President John F. Kennedy delivers his State of the Union Address to a Joint Session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington on Jan. 11, 1962. Arnie Sachs/CNP-PHOTOlink/Newscom/File
President John F. Kennedy gives a speech at Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Feb. 23, 1962. Schulman-Sachs/Newscom/File
President John F. Kennedy confirms that missile-launching bases had been installed on the island of Cuba in a speech for television on March 11, 1962. Schulman-Sachs/Newscom/File
President Kennedy gives his 'Ich bin ein Berliner' speech in Germany on June 26, 1963. AKG-Images/Newscom/File