The Quiz: John F. Kennedy was succeeded by which President?
Richard Nixon
Jimmy Carter
Lyndon B. Johnson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Sworn in at the age of 43, John F. Kennedy became the youngest president ever to be elected and served from 1961 to 1963. He is remembered for championing the newly formed U.S. space program and navigating the U.S. through the Cuban missile crisis. Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963, in downtown Dallas, never finishing a full term as President. He was succeeded by his vice president, Lyndon B. Johnson, who was sworn in aboard Air Force One hours after Kennedy’s death.
The correct answer to this quiz is Lyndon B. Johnson.