The 1960 US presidential election was the 44th quadrennial presidential election. The Republican nominee was the incumbent US Vice President, Richard Nixon. And the Democratic nominee was Senator John F. Kennedy from Massachusetts.

One time during his campaign, JFK was asked by a reporter. The reporter asked JFK what he remembered from the Great Depression.

His answer really affected the voters. He almost lost the election.

What was his answer? And what lesson can we learn from this story?