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Kennedy Gives Stirring Inaugural Address

1961

John F. Kennedy brings new expectations to the presidency on a cold day in January when he is given the oath by Chief Justice Earl Warren. In Kennedy’s speech, he famously states: “Ask not what your country can do for, but what you can do for your country.” Kennedy is also the first Catholic President and takes the oath on a Catholic (Douay) version of the Bible.