The document summarizes several US presidential elections between 1948 and 1960. It discusses Harry Truman winning reelection in 1948 despite facing major challenges. It also outlines the candidates in the 1952 and 1960 elections, with Dwight Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy emerging as the respective winners. Key factors in JFK's narrow 1960 victory included the first televised debates where he outperformed Richard Nixon, and his phone call supporting Martin Luther King Jr. after King's arrest.

1. The Presidential Election of 1948

3. Presidential Election 1948 (4 candidates) The major party candidates: Truman (D) and Thomas Dewey (R)

4. Minor Party Candidates Strom Thurmond (Dixiecrat) main issue was blocking Civil Rights Henry Wallace (Progressive) main issue was foreign policy stand against Communism

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9. The Presidential Election of 1952

14. The Presidential Election of 1960

15. The Candidates…. (R) Richard M. Nixon (D) John F. Kennedy

20. Election results….

23. The End