Kennedy 20 sec. 1. Election of 1960 Closest since 1888 Kennedy beat Nixon by 119,000 votes.

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Kennedy 20 sec. 1

Election of 1960 Closest since 1888 Kennedy beat Nixon by 119,000 votes

Kennedy’s victory Television Debate Kennedy wore makeup Nixon sweated Civil Rights

Television Debates

Polls TV: Most thought JFK won Radio: Most thought Nixon won

Martin Luther King Jr.

King arrested at sit-in Attempt to desegregate restaurant Sentenced to 4 months hard labor JFK called King’s wife RFK arranged for King to be released Blacks voted for JFK

JFK Youngest elected president ever - 43 Boosted military spending #s in military grew Created Green Berets Focused on “third world”