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| − | President [[Eisenhower]] was leaving office and his Vice President, [[Richard Nixon]], | + | 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. |
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| + | 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. | ||
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| + | 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. | ||
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| + | 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> | ||
==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>== | ||
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<ref> [[A Pictoral History of the U.S. Presidents]], by Clare Gibson, Gramercy Books, 2001, p. 125. </ref> | <ref> [[A Pictoral History of the U.S. Presidents]], by Clare Gibson, Gramercy Books, 2001, p. 125. </ref> | ||
| − | + | ==Further reading== | |
| + | * Donaldson, Gary A. ''The First Modern Campaign: Kennedy, Nixon, and the Election of 1960'' (2007), the standard history | ||
| + | * White, Theodore. ''The Making of the President 1960'' (1961) | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:United States Presidential Elections]] | [[Category:United States Presidential Elections]] | ||
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Revision as of 07:29, December 31, 2009
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.
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.
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. [1]
Election Results[2]
| candidates | popular vote | electoral vote |
|---|---|---|
| John F. Kennedy | 34, 220, 984 [3] | 303 |
| Richard M. Nixon | 34, 108, 157 | 219 |
| Unpledged electors / Harry F. Byrd | 286, 359 | 15 [4] |
| Others | 216, 982 | 0 |
Further reading
- Donaldson, Gary A. The First Modern Campaign: Kennedy, Nixon, and the Election of 1960 (2007), the standard history
- White, Theodore. The Making of the President 1960 (1961)
References
- ↑ Encyclopedia of Presidents, John F. Kennedy, by Zachary Kent, Children's Press, 1987, pp. 59-63.
- ↑ 1960 Presidential Election Results
- ↑ This number includes the total Democratic vote for Alabama, which state's slate of electors was by prearrangement split, with 5 pledged to Kennedy and 6 unpledged. (The unpledged electors ultimately voted for Harry Byrd.) If the Alabama votes are proportionally allocated between Kennedy and the unpledged slate, Kennedy receives fewer popular votes nationally than Nixon.
- ↑ Virginia Sen. Harry Byrd received the votes of 8 unpledged electors in Mississippi, 6 unpledged Democratic electors in Alabama, and one "faithless" Nixon elector in Oklahoma.
- ↑ A Pictoral History of the U.S. Presidents, by Clare Gibson, Gramercy Books, 2001, p. 125.
