John F. Kennedy Born: 1917 Filed from: Massachusetts NH Primaries 1960 Votes (D) 43,372 Platform: "The New Frontier" - tax reform, expanded civil rights, Medicare, & an accelerated space program

In 1960, Kennedy kicked off his national candidacy for President in front of the Nashua City Hall, where his statue stands today. Throughout the campaign here, he was maliciously attacked by publisher William Loeb of the Union Leader. President Kennedy was assassinated in late 1963, thus 1964 was the only time no Democrat has appeared on the party's NH primary ballot. Lyndon B. Johnson won that year by write-in.