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Keating resigned as ambassador in 1972 to work in the campaign to re-elect of his former House colleague and benefactor, President Richard Nixon.  In 1973, Nixon appointed Keating as the Ambassador to [[Israel]], a post that the former senator held until his death in New York City shortly before his 75th birthday. By that time [[Gerald Ford]] of [[Michigan]], another Moderate Republican, had succeeded Nixon as President.<ref name=awhitman>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1975/05/06/archives/keating-dies-at-74-envoy-exsenator-kenneth-b-keating-envoy-to.html|author=Alden Whitman|date=May 6, 1975|title=Keating Dies at 74; Envoy, Ex‐Senator|publisher=''[[The New York Times]]''|page=1}}</ref>  

Keating resigned as ambassador in 1972 to work in the campaign to re-elect of his former House colleague and benefactor, President Richard Nixon.  In 1973, Nixon appointed Keating as the Ambassador to [[Israel]], a post that the former senator held until his death in New York City shortly before his 75th birthday. By that time [[Gerald Ford]] of [[Michigan]], another Moderate Republican, had succeeded Nixon as President.<ref name=awhitman>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1975/05/06/archives/keating-dies-at-74-envoy-exsenator-kenneth-b-keating-envoy-to.html|author=Alden Whitman|date=May 6, 1975|title=Keating Dies at 74; Envoy, Ex‐Senator|publisher=''[[The New York Times]]''|page=1}}</ref>  

In 1960, Keating introduced the [[Twenty-Third Amendment]] to the [[United States Constitution]], which allows residents of the [[District of Columbia]] to vote in presidential elections.<ref name="Korman"/>  In every election since that time, D. C. as voted heavily Democrat. In 1962, prior to the [[Cuban Missile Crisis]], Keating said that the former [[Soviet Union]] and Communist [[Cuba]] had constructed [[intercontinental ballistic missile]] facilities in Cuba that could target the United States. He called upon President Kennedy to address the matter.<ref name=awhitman/><ref name=nycourts/>  

In 1960, Keating introduced the [[Twenty-Third Amendment]] to the [[United States Constitution]], which allows residents of the [[District of Columbia]] to vote in presidential elections. In every election since that time, the district has voted heavily Democrat. In 1962, prior to the [[Cuban Missile Crisis]], Keating said that the former [[Soviet Union]] and Communist [[Cuba]] had constructed [[intercontinental ballistic missile]] facilities in Cuba that could target the United States. He called upon President Kennedy to address the matter.<ref name=awhitman/><ref name=nycourts/>  

During the 1964 Republican National Convention, Keating staged a walkout of the majority of the New York delegation after Goldwater won the presidential nomination.<ref name="Korman"/>  In the 1964 election, Keating out-performed Goldwater but fell to Robert F. Kennedy, who had established residency in New York shortly before becoming a candidate.<ref name=nycourts/>

During the 1964 Republican National Convention, Keating staged a walkout of the majority of the New York delegation after Goldwater won the presidential nomination.<ref name="Korman"/>  In the 1964 election, Keating out-performed Goldwater but fell to Robert F. Kennedy, who had established residency in New York shortly before becoming a candidate.<ref name=nycourts/>