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Jun 23, 2021 · Wilma Rudolph briefly met Vice President Richard Nixon in October 1960 during a presidential campaign stop in Nashville, Tennessee. At a previous campaign event, Nixon had emphasized the role of African-American athletes at the Rome Olympics.
The United States competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. It was the first Summer Olympics in which the athletes marched under the present 50-star flag. 292 competitors, 241 men and 51 women, took part in 147 events in 17 sports. [1]
In his book "Rome 1960," author David Maraniss explores how the media, doping and Cold War politics played out in the first televised summer Olympics. An excerpt.
Peter Camejo, a 2004 American vice-presidential candidate for the Green Party, competed in yachting for Venezuela. The future Queen Sofía of Spain represented her native Greece in sailing events. Broadcasting [ edit ]
After Vice President Nixon had declared the VIII Olympic Winter Games open, the Opening Ceremony came to a conclusion with the release of 30,000 balloons and a spectacular fireworks display. Then, in December 1954, Cushing read a newspaper article on the race to host the 1960 Olympic Winter Games.
Relive the moments that went down in history at the 1960 summer Olympics in Rome. Access official videos, results, galleries, sport and athletes.
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Jul 26, 2008 · The issue was debated that year by Vice President Richard Nixon and Sen. John F. Kennedy during the presidential campaign, and Brundage and the IOC became embroiled in it as well.
