Frank Sinatra rewrote the lyrics of ‘High Hopes’ for which U.S. President's electoral campaign?

‘High Hopes’ is a song which was first popularized by Frank Sinatra, with music written by James Van Heusen and lyrics by Sammy Cahn. The song describes two scenarios where animals do seemingly impossible acts. First, an ant moves a rubber tree plant all by himself, then a ram single-handedly puts a hole in a "billion-kilowatt dam”.

Sinatra also recorded a version of the tune with different lyrics which was used as the theme song for the 1960 presidential campaign of John F. “Jack” Kennedy “Everyone is voting for Jack, ‘cause he’s got what all the rest lack. Everyone wants to back Jack. Jack is on the right track", sang Sinatra in his tweaked version of ‘High Hopes’.

It is unclear how Sinatra and Kennedy met, but the two were friends for years before Kennedy ran for President. They had mutual connections in both Hollywood and politics, and Kennedy's sister Pat was married to Rat Pack actor Peter Lawford. (The Rat Pack was an informal group of entertainers. In the 1960s, the group featured Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Joey Bishop, and Peter Lawford.)

In February 1960, then-Senator Kennedy attended a Rat Pack concert where Sinatra publicly proclaimed him the "next President of the United States." Kennedy's father, Joseph, reportedly encouraged the friendship, hoping that Sinatra's connections would help his son lock down the union vote. Sinatra often sang his ‘High Hopes’ redux at concerts, and he later attended Kennedy's inaugural ball in 1961.