John F. Kennedy

"We stand today on the edge of a New Frontier — the frontier of the 1960s — a frontier of unknown opportunities and perils, a frontier of unfulfilled hopes and threats."— John F. Kennedy

JFK gave his “New Frontier” speech when accepting the Democratic nomination for President in 1960. At the time, there were many doubts about his policy ideas, background, and level of experience — he was only 43 years old. His electrifying speech, however, reassured voters that he was indeed capable of taking the country in a brave new direction. It also foreshadowed the tone of his later speech, in which he famously implored Americans to “ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country."