Inauguration Speech: ‘Ask Not What Your Country Can Do For You'

On Jan. 20, 1961, John F. Kennedy took the oath of office to become the 35th president of the United States. He then delivered one of his most famous speeches, an inaugural address in which he said, “Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.” Watch JFK take the oath of office, followed by his full inaugural address.