Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Today in 1946, young John Kennedy was first elected to Congress


From the JFK library

Kennedy easily won 69,000 votes to 26,000.

Below (right) is a photo of young JFK with his father, Joseph P. Kennedy Sr., and his grandfather John F. (Honey Fitz) Fitzgerald.




The new U.S. Congressman from the 11th Congressional Distric was only 29-years-old. Kennedy was easily re-elected to the seat in 1948 and 1950 during the Truman Presidency (below: left).


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