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John F. Kennedy was elected president in one of the closest elections in United States history. Kennedy's popular vote margin over Nixon was 118,550 out of a total of nearly 69 million votes cast. His success in many urban and industrial states gave him a clear majority of 303 to 219 in the electoral vote. Kennedy was the youngest elected president, the only Catholic and the first born in the ...
Sep 21, 2010 · Background to the Kennedy-Nixon Debates . The U.S. presidential election of 1960 came at a decisive time in American history. The country was engaged in a heated Cold War with the Soviet Union ...
The President in the year 1960 was Dwight D. Eisenhower. He was the 34th President of the United States. He took office on January 20, 1953 and left office on January 20, 1961. He was followed by John F. Kennedy.
May 6, 2020 · Republicans: Richard Nixon and Vice President Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. Democrats: John F. Kennedy and Vice President Lyndon Johnson. Platforms. Republicans: The Republicans planned to continue with Eisenhower's popularity and wanted to continue his policies. Nixon also argued that with the nation engaged in the Cold War with the Soviets, Kennedy ...
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, hoping to offset the expected hostility from ...
Dec 21, 2020 · PRESIDENT FIRST LADY VICE PRESIDENT; 1789-1797: George Washington: Martha Washington: John Adams: 1797-1801: John Adams: Abigail Adams: Thomas Jefferson: 1801-1805: Thomas Jefferson [Martha Wayles Skelton Jefferson died before Jefferson assumed office; no image of her in P&P collections] Aaron Burr: 1805-1809: Thomas Jefferson: see above ...
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.
