The 1960 Election

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The 1960 Election

• JFK vs. Nixon

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The state of America in 1960
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Richard Nixon Republican

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John F. Kennedy Democrat
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The Great Debate

• http//www.museum.tv/archives/etv/K/htmlK/kennedy-
  nixon/kennedy-nixon.htm
• http//www.cnn.com/2004/US/09/24/jfk.nixon.debate/
  index.html

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TV campaign commercials!

• http//www.livingroomcandidate.org/commercials/196
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Civil Rights in 1960
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JFKs electoral tightrope
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What do the candidates do about MLK?
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Was Nixon robbed?

• http//www.slate.com/id/91350/
• http//www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A36425-20
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