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JFK and Age: The Young Congressman
With little interest in his day-to-day duties as a congressman, 29-year-old Kennedy had some growing up to do before he was ready for the most powerful position in the world.
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Follow LBJ from rural Texas to his ascendancy to the presidency after the assassination of JFK.