... by only 113,000 votes that made it the closest popular vote in 72 years. Because Kennedy won most of the larger states in the Northeastern United States, he received 303 electoral votes to Nixon's 219. Kennedy was inaugurated on January 20, 1961. In his inaugural address he emphasized America's revolutionary heritage, "The same beliefs for which our forebears fought are still at issue ... around the globe," Kennedy said. Kennedy's first year in office brought him considerable success in new legislation. Congress passed a major housing ... ...

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