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The Presidential
    Election
    of 1960
The Candidates….
Background……
• Richard Nixon                 • John Kennedy
  – Born 1913 in Yorba            – Born in Brookline,
    Linda, California               Massachusetts in 1917
  – Whittier College and          – Harvard
    Duke Law School               – Lt. in US Navy; Pt109
  – Lt. Commander in US             Commander
    Navy during WW II.            – Elected to House in
  – Elected to House in 1946,       1946, Senate 1952
    Senate 1950.                  – Published Profiles in
  – Vice-President under Ike        Courage 1957 – wins
    for 8 years                     Pulitzer Prize
The race for the office…
• Both men were young,
  military veterans,
  lawyers, had political
  experience and similar
  views.
• However, many
  historians believe
  there were (2)
  important factors that
  decided the race…..
Televised Debates
• First televised debates in
  history.
• 70 million viewers tuned
  in, more on radio.
• The first debate, the
  telegenic Kennedy won
  the image battle over
  Nixon who, recovering
  from the flu, appeared
  pale and refused make-
  up.
JFK and MLK…
• When Reverend
  Martin Luther King
  was arrested in
  Atlanta, Kennedy
  called to offer his
  sympathy.
• This garnered
  Kennedy substantial
  African-American
  support in the 1960
  election.
Election results….
Election 1960

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Election 1960

  • 1. The Presidential Election of 1960
  • 3. Background…… • Richard Nixon • John Kennedy – Born 1913 in Yorba – Born in Brookline, Linda, California Massachusetts in 1917 – Whittier College and – Harvard Duke Law School – Lt. in US Navy; Pt109 – Lt. Commander in US Commander Navy during WW II. – Elected to House in – Elected to House in 1946, 1946, Senate 1952 Senate 1950. – Published Profiles in – Vice-President under Ike Courage 1957 – wins for 8 years Pulitzer Prize
  • 4. The race for the office… • Both men were young, military veterans, lawyers, had political experience and similar views. • However, many historians believe there were (2) important factors that decided the race…..
  • 5. Televised Debates • First televised debates in history. • 70 million viewers tuned in, more on radio. • The first debate, the telegenic Kennedy won the image battle over Nixon who, recovering from the flu, appeared pale and refused make- up.
  • 6. JFK and MLK… • When Reverend Martin Luther King was arrested in Atlanta, Kennedy called to offer his sympathy. • This garnered Kennedy substantial African-American support in the 1960 election.