The Election of 1960 and the Administration of John F. Kennedy,9781590843611

The Election of 1960 and the Administration of John F. Kennedy

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ISBN13: 9781590843611
ISBN10: 1590843614
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2003-02-01
Publisher(s): Mason Crest
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Summary

The event that perhaps played the greatest role in the 1960 presidential election was the growth of television during the preceding decade. The developing medium allowed voters to know more about the candidates -- the incumbent Republican vice president Richard Nixon and Democratic senator John F. Kennedy -- than in any previous election. In The Election of 1960 and the Administration of John F. Kennedy, historian Gil Troy discusses the famous presidential debates, each party's advertising campaigns, and the other elements that made 1960 a key election year in American political history. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Introduction 6(11)
Arthur M. Schlesinger jr.
The Election of 1960
17(17)
Gil Troy
Facts at a Glance
34(5)
Nixon Accepts the Nomination
39(16)
Kennedy Accepts the Nomination
55(10)
Excerpt from the First Debate
65(28)
Kennedy Speaks About the Religious Issue
93(6)
Kennedy's Inaugural Address
99(6)
The Peace Corps
105(6)
Kennedy's Letter to Diem
111(4)
Integrating the University of Mississippi
115(4)
The Cuban Missile Crisis
119(10)
Address to the Nation on Civil Rights
129(6)
``Ich bin ein Berliner''
135(4)
The Assassination of Kennedy
139(7)
Further Reading 146(2)
Index 148

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