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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/>  
 
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/>  
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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/>
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During the 1964 Republican National Convention, Keating staged a walkout of the majority of the New York delegation after Goldwater won the presidential nomination. In the 1964 election, Keating out-performed Goldwater but fell to Robert F. Kennedy, who had established residency in New York shortly before he announced his candidacy.<ref name=nycourts/>
    
Keating was not related to Barbara Keating (1938-2021), a [[Vietnam War]] widow and the mother of five, ran as the [[Conservative Party]] nominee in 1974 against still another Moderate Republican and Keating's former colleague, [[Jacob Javits]].<ref>[[John Gizzi]], Remembering Barbara Keating: A Conservative Crusader on Two Coasts | Newsmax.com, accessed July 16, 2021.</ref>
 
Keating was not related to Barbara Keating (1938-2021), a [[Vietnam War]] widow and the mother of five, ran as the [[Conservative Party]] nominee in 1974 against still another Moderate Republican and Keating's former colleague, [[Jacob Javits]].<ref>[[John Gizzi]], Remembering Barbara Keating: A Conservative Crusader on Two Coasts | Newsmax.com, accessed July 16, 2021.</ref>
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