Kennedy, Nixon elected to House as GOP captures Congress in midterm elections 70 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 5 1946)


Image: 'JFK & Nixon (Back Row on Right)'

(Tuesday, November 5, 1946; during the United States elections, 1946) — Future presidents Democratic John F. Kennedy, 29, and Republican Richard Nixon, 33, first won election to Congress today as Republicans captured control of both the Senate and the House in midterm elections.