America 's Choice 1960 Presidential Campaign

The 1960 Presidential election was held on November 8th, 1960. This election was fought between vice president Richard NIxon and Democrat John F. Kennedy. The 1960 Presidential election had a significant impact on the 1960s because it resulted in the election of John F. and that led to the Cuban Missile crisis as well as the “Space Race”.

To begin, John F. Kennedy should have your support because of the way he carries himself, and presents his ideas. In document B, the first presidential debate between Vice President Nixon and senator Kennedy, the author of the transcripts explains that Kennedy, “ Kennedy...campaigning in California...tan and confident and well rested.” (2) Since the 1960 presidential election was

John F. Kennedy was also a Catholic (JFK in History “Religion”). He probably believed in works over faith. He used expletives, such as in this instance from the Bay of Pigs Fiasco: "Castro doesn't need agents over here, all he has to do is read our [expletive] papers” (Hanson History). He also lied about his health, misleading the public to think that he was in good health when, really, he was taking dozens of pills for his many medical issues (Hanson History). Perhaps he also had little spiritual fruit.

Johnson under the Democratic Party against Republican nominee Richard Nixon and his running mate Henry Lodge Cabot Jr. Throughout the campaign, Kennedy wanted to take the country into a “New Frontier” where America could progress beyond what the two presidents before him accomplished and find better methods on how to deal with issues (Deahl). Despite Kennedy’s high calcifications and vast experience, he was Catholic and many voters feared he might be under the Pope’s influence. Nonetheless, he proved himself to the American people when both candidates debated live on television, one of the first debates live in American history. While Kennedy appeared immaculate and confident, Nixon showed fatigue and stress which helped Kennedy as voters saw him more fit for presidency (Hamilton). For the electoral vote, won with 303 votes compared to Nixon’s 219 electoral votes and Byrd only 15 electoral votes

The flexure instant of the crusade came in the first-ever nationally televised presidential strife. During the scattered, Nixon look pale, nervous and difficult compared with his flog, well-stay and vigorous opposite. The loss to Kennedy distribute a shocking blow to Nixon’s ego. He maintain that the media disliked him and had slanted campaign coverage in countenance of his handsome and wealthy opponent. Nixon respond home to California, where he practiced jurisprudence and launched a campaign for governor in 1962. When he lost this election as well, many observers expect that his politic careen was over. As a fed up(predicate) Nixon told reporters, “You won’t have Nixon to hack around anymore.” Winning the White House Six yonks after losing the governorship in his home state, Nixon made a extraordinary political comeback and once again claimed his detachment’s presidential nomination. He prevailed in the 1968 U.S. presidential by-election, defeating Democrat Hubert Humphrey (1911-78) and third-party candidate George Wallace (1919-98). Nixon took office at a measure of debacle and turn in the

Research question/topic How did Jimmy Carter’s commitment to his religion influence his foreign policy and his pursuit for peace and advancement of human rights? Aronoff, Yael S. "In Like a Lamb, Out Like a Lion: The Political Conversion of Jimmy Carter."  Political Science Quarterly 121, no. 3 (2003): 425-59. Accessed October 5, 2017.

The United States presidential election in 1960 marked the end of the administration of Dwight D. Eisenhower who spent two terms in office. His vice president, Richard Nixon was the Republican candidate, while Democrats nominated Senator from Massachusetts, John F. Kennedy. It should be noted that, this election was the closest vote in a presidential election since 1916 . In the popular vote, the margin of victory of Kennedy, was one of the closest in American history.

The 1960 Presidential Election was historic in its new approaches to media and television's ability to capture the future leader of America live for the first time. Previous presidents had been listened to via radio, and seen in retrospect in movie theaters, particularly during World War II, but 1960 was the first time the majority of Americans were able to watch their future President debate his opponent and feel the immediate reactions of the American people afterward. Most Americans received their news by newspaper and word of mouth, so to be able to see the presidential candidate debate live was a luxury of the modern age. It is said now that John F Kennedy potentially won the 1960 election because of his excellent debate performances and how he appeared on television. Richard Nixon, the Vice-President, looked awful as he had foregone make-up, and he was nervous in his responses. The feelings of the time are encapsulated in the newspapers of the time. Comparing and contrasting six different articles from two different points of view will show how newspapers at the time treated this very important election, and how they each react in the immediate aftermath of Kennedy's victory will show what the country was thinking as they voted on that November day.

The first president of the United States I ever saw was Richard Nixon, during his 1960 campaign against John Kennedy. At the age of four, I am told, I was held up in the air as the future president's motorcade sped down the Lincoln Highway in Illinois, where I lived. That fall, Nixon was promising Americans that if they made him president, "your children and grandchildren won't grow up under Communism." To drive home his point, the Nixon campaign wanted his parade routes lined by small girls and boys. I was one of those.

The Election of 1860 There was a lot of people running, but not a lot of them were good.Lincoln was pretty much the only good presidential nominee running. He was one of if not the only one who didn't really have an opinion on slavery. Abraham Lincoln, John C. Breckinridge, John Bell, and Stephen A. Douglas are the presidential candidates for the 1860 presidential election.

How do you think the presidential election is going this year? Many people seem to think that this presidential election is a heated and controversial debate between the Republican and Democratic Party. Some seem to think that as a nation we have never had such contention in an election and that we will never be able to recover from such damage that this election will cause. But history tends to repeat itself in our nation; for example, some of our past elections have caused fear in citizens’ eyes just like this election has done. An example of this is, the presidential election of 1800 between Thomas Jefferson and James Adams, this election caused great worry during that time period. Another election that worried our country deeply was the presidential election of 1860 between Abraham Lincoln and John Breckinridge this election caused our great nation to be divided. Another similarity that both these presidential elections have had, is that at the end of each election the American people have put their political views aside, and united

The presidential election of 1860 set the stage for the American Civil war. By 1860, the nation had been divided mostly up to that point regarding questions of states’ rights and slavery in the territories. Southerners were outraged over the plan by abolitionist, John Brown, to start a slave rebellion at Harper Ferry, Virginia. This event garnered headlines all over the nation in newspapers and magazines. On the other hand, the Northern Republic seemed equally anger by the Supreme Court decision in the case of Dred Scott v. Stanford, which declared free soil unconstitutional. The Northern Democrats, however, struggled to persuade the Americans that their policy of popular sovereignty still made since.

Richard J. Carwardine examines in more detail the actual relationship between religion and politics in “Evangelicals and Politics in Antebellum America” Carwardine makes the assumption that evangelical Protestants were among the shapers of American political culture in the years before the civil war began. According to Carwardine, the decrease in power of revivalists led the evangelical Protestants to ally with political parties to further their agendas. The political parties, in fact, made special efforts to win the evangelical Protestant’s vote. Carwardine maintains that evangelical Protestants created the ecclesiastical sectionalism, leaving their mark on Republican politics. The Republican Party heavily moved from evangelical Protestants of the North. On the other hand, Southern evangelicals resisted the injection

America has always been a proud nation full of nationalism as well. The people, looked up to their government and their presidents for what to do during the dark days of depression, war, economic shutdown, and communism. The people knew who their enemies were or at least had a description. America never truly had a reason to doubt their leaders, those were the people who lead the nation to victory. Then there was a blow, a crisis that flipped everyone’s views and values upside down. There was an enemy that needed to be defeated, needed to , for this moment was that the so called enemy was the president himself, Richard Nixon.

The editorial section of Life Magazine devoted a lot of its writing to the 1968 Presidential campaign. Early on it seems that it will be Richard Nixon running against President Johnson. Only Richard Nixon and George Romney started out running in the primaries, suggesting that this seriously underrepresented the Republicans. However, if he were to run, Nelson Rockefeller was believed to be the republican most likely to beat Johnson. By the end on the first quarter the emergence of Nelson Rockefeller, Robert Kennedy, and Eugene McCarthy brings new animation to the race.