Happy Birthday Jack - May 29, 1960

JFK "Jack" Kennedy turned 43 on May 29, 1960.  He was in the very midst of 1960 campaign to win the Democratic Party  presidential nomination. His principle rivals were Hubert Humphrey, Wayne Morse and Lyndon B. Johnson.

Kennedy clinched the nomination at the Democratic Convention in Los Angeles on July 13. 1960.  Significant issues going into the general election were the economy, the space race, Cuba, and Kennedy's Catholic religion.  (see video clip below...)

John F. Kennedy symbolizes the yearning for change that gripped a generation in the early 1960's.  He, his brothers, and the political movement they represented will figure prominently throughout this decade of change.

Happy Birthday Jack!

"If we cannot end our differences,
at least we can help make the world
safe for diversity." 

JFK

JFK 1960 - The "Religious" Issue

This is a significant speech and one whose message is equally relevant today.  We live in Canada and the US with the blessing of many freedoms that derive from the kind of understanding that Kennedy shares here, notably, a clear separation of Church and State. These are freedoms which we should not take for granted and which we need to guard against the assault of religious extremists of various persuasions on both sides of the 49th!

TTFN... Rob