Earl Warren, chief justice of the United States Supreme Court, stands before him reciting the presidential Oath of Office. "You, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, do solemnly swear . . . "

"I, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, do solemnly swear," the new president repeats in his Boston accent.

John Kennedy was born into wealth and has a refined manner of speaking that would seem to distance him from many people. But he is an enthusiastic and easily likable man. He won the popular vote over Richard Nixon by a razor-thin margin, getting just 49 percent of the total votes. So not everyone loves JFK, but this is an exciting moment for the country.

" . . . that you will faithfully execute the office of president of the United States . . . "

" . . . that I will faithfully execute the office of president of the United States . . . "


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