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Republican nomination[edit] Richard Nixon had served as vice president from 1953 to 1961, and had been defeated in the 1960 presidential election by John F. Kennedy. In the years after his defeat, Nixon established himself as an important party leader who appealed to both moderates and conservatives. [6]
Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller (July 8, 1908 – January 26, 1979), sometimes referred to by his nickname Rocky, [1] was an American businessman and politician who served as the 41st vice president of the United States from 1974 to 1977 under President Gerald Ford. A member of the Republican Party and the wealthy Rockefeller family, he previously ...
Nov 8, 2011 · On Nov. 8, 1960, Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts defeated Vice President Richard M. Nixon for the presidency in one of the closest and most contentious elections in American history. Mr. Kennedy would end up defeating Mr. Nixon by just 0.1 percent in the popular vote, and the results of the election were still uncertain on Tuesday night.
The 1960 presidential election, which has been described as the “first modern presidential campaign,” pitted Republican Richard Nixon, who had served as Vice President under Dwight D. Eisenhower, against Democratic Senator John F. Kennedy, scion of the elite Kennedy clan of Massachusetts. 1 Kennedy ran on a strong civil rights platform ...
Speech of Vice President Nixon, Woodrow Wilson Park, Birmingham, AL. Aug 26, 1960. Richard Nixon. Speech of Vice President Richard M. Nixon, Atlanta, GA. Aug 26, 1960. Richard Nixon. Message From Vice President Richard Nixon to the Annual Convention of the Zionist Organization of America, New York, NY. Aug 27, 1960.
Two vice presidents, George Clinton and John C. Calhoun, held the office under two different presidents. Of the 15 vice presidents who went on to become president, eight succeeded to the office on the death of a president, and four of these were later elected president. Two vice presidents, Hannibal Hamlin and Henry Wallace, were dropped from ...
Kamala Harris speaks on the Americans with Disabilities Act Recorded July 26, 2021. Kamala Devi Harris [a] ( / ˈkɑːmələˈdeɪvi / ⓘ KAH-mə-lə DAY-vee; [2] [3] born October 20, 1964) is an American politician and attorney who is the 49th and current vice president of the United States under President Joe Biden.
