July 13, 1960 - JFK Nominated President - a podcast by Stephen Hammond

John F. Kennedy is nominated first Catholic U.S. president. John Fitzgerald Kennedy was born to Rose and Joseph Kennedy in Brookline, Massachusetts on May 29, 1917, one of nine children. After graduating from Harvard in 1940, he became a second world war hero in 1943 before making a fast rise to the top of American politics. With the support of his powerful father, Kennedy was elected a Democratic congressman, and by 1953 he was already a senator. In 1956 he almost won the vice-presidential ticket for his party, but bigger things were to come. On July 13, 1960 the U.S. Democratic Party nominated Kennedy as their presidential candidate. Although his charm, good looks and family connections worked in his favour, his youth and religion worked against him. Even so, he won the close and controversial election over Richard Nixon to become the first Catholic and youngest president of the United States. Sadly, he was assassinated on November 22, 1963 while riding in his motorcade on the streets of Dallas, Texas.

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