 Now, from the historical audio archives of Fox News Talk. In January of 1960, John F. Kennedy announced that he would seek the presidency of the United States, which he won on November 8, 1960, in a narrow victory over Richard Nixon. At 43, he became the youngest U.S. president. In the past 40 months, I have toured every state in the Union, and I have talked to Democrats in all walks of life.