It is interesting to note that of these five presidents, only Eisenhower had a normal run as president- elected by the people and serving two full terms. Kennedy was elected in 1960 by the slimmest of margins, and his term lasted just one thousand days, cut short by an assassin. Suddenly, the vice president became president. Johnson was reelected the following year, but when the demands of the office and the causalities of the Vietnam War became more than he could bear, he chose not […]