This man gained national recognition when he gave a speech conceding a closely contested nomination race to Estes Kefauver.
This man gained national recognition when he gave a speech conceding a closely contested nomination race to Estes Kefauver. His first speech as President called for America to "bear the burden of a long twilight struggle." One initiative of this President was an expansion of Operation Crossroads Africa. Among the accomplishments of his administration was the signing of the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. On the campaign trail this man hammered home the danger of the (*) "missile gap." The Peace Corps was founded during this man's presidency, and many of his domestic programs were part of his "New Frontier" program. He was the first Roman Catholic elected president. For 10 points, name this President who was assassinated in 1963.
This man gained national recognition when he gave a speech conceding a closely contested nomination race to Estes Kefauver.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy [or JFK; prompt on "Kennedy"]