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cordially, but there is steel in their eyes. Eisenhower’scondescending nickname for Kennedy is “Little BoyBlue.” He thinks him callow and incapable of governing,and finds it galling that a man who was a mere lieutenantduring the Second World War is taking over thepresidency from the general who directed the D-Dayinvasion. For his part, Kennedy sees the old general as aman little interested in righting the wrongs of Americansociety—a top priority for JFK.Kennedy is the youngest president ever elected.Eisenhower is the oldest. The great divide in their agesalso represents two very different generations ofAmericans—and two very different views of America. Injust a moment, Kennedy will deliver an inaugural addressthat will make those differences clearer than ever.The thirty-fifth president of the United States lets go ofEisenhower’s hand. He pivots slowly to his left andstands at the podium bearing the presidential seal.Kennedy looks down at his speech, then lifts his eyesand gazes out at the thousands of frozen faces beforehim, knowing that the crowd is impatient. The ceremonystarted late, the invocation by Cardinal Richard Cushing

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