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President [[Eisenhower]] was leaving office and his Vice President, [[Richard Nixon]], who had worked hard for the Republican party,  was the unchallenged successor. The Democrats were divided between young Massachusetts Senator, [[John Kennedy]], and Texan Senator, [[Lyndon B. Johnson]].  When Kennedy won the Democratic nomination he offered Johnson the position as his running mate.   

President [[Eisenhower]] was leaving office and his Vice President, [[Richard Nixon]], who had worked hard for the Republican party,  was the unchallenged successor. The Democrats were divided between young Massachusetts Senator, [[John Kennedy]], and Texan Senator, [[Lyndon B. Johnson]].  When Kennedy won the Democratic nomination he offered Johnson the position as his running mate.   

Nixon and Kennedy both campaigned long and hard.  Nixon had experience as the Vice President and had advantages, but there were more Democrats in the electorate.   

Nixon and Kennedy both campaigned long and hard.  Nixon had experience as the Vice President and other advantages, but there were more Democrats in the electorate.   

Religion proved a major issue, as Kennedy's strength among Catholics was numeroically more powerful than the doubts harbored by many Protestants about the dangers of a president under the control of the Pope in Rome.  

Religion proved a major issue, as Kennedy's strength among Catholics was numerically more powerful than the doubts harbored by many Protestants about the dangers of a president under the control of the Pope in Rome.  

Kenedy gained in the live televised [[Presidential Debates]].  In the debates Kennedy looked confident and handsome, while Nixon looked pale and out of place. The election was still very close, but in the end Kennedy claimed the victory.  <ref>  [[Encyclopedia of Presidents, John F. Kennedy]], by Zachary Kent, Children's Press, 1987, pp. 59-63.  </ref>

Kenedy gained in the live televised [[Presidential Debates]].  In the debates Kennedy looked confident and handsome, while Nixon looked pale and out of place. In the book THE MAKING OF THE PRESIDENT 1960 it was revealed that Nixon was recovering from a painful knee injury and re-injured his knee the day of the second debate. This caused him excrutiating pain throughout the evening, and was no doubt responsible for the pale and sweaty appearance he was later lambasted for in the media. The election was still very close, but in the end Kennedy claimed the victory.  <ref>  [[Encyclopedia of Presidents, John F. Kennedy]], by Zachary Kent, Children's Press, 1987, pp. 59-63.  </ref>

==Election Results<ref>[http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/national.php?year=1960 1960 Presidential Election Results]</ref>==

==Election Results<ref>[http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/national.php?year=1960 1960 Presidential Election Results]</ref>==