Political Developments: The 1960 Election Flashcards
Who was the Democrat candidate in the 1960 election?
John F Kennedy
Who was the Republican candidate in the 1960 election?
Richard Nixon
What year had Nixon handled talks with Khrushchev well?
1959
Who did Kennedy pick as his Vice President candidate? Why?
Lyndon Johnson, to get votes in the South
What position did Nixon have in government at the time of the 1960 election?
Vice President
Which section of Christianity was John F Kennedy under?
Catholicism
How long had JFK been a Senator for by 1960?
8 years
What form of media was a large part of this election shown on?
Television
What did Kennedy and Nixon do for the first time between 2 candidates in a presidential election?
They had a debate
What worries were there about pollings with Kennedy in the South due to him being a Catholic?>
There were worries he would poll poorly
How did radio listeners of the Nixon V Kennedy debate feel about who won?
They felt Nixon had won
How did people who watched the Nixon v Kennedy debate feel about who won?
They felt that Kennedy won
What had affected Nixon’s body language before the debate?
He had hit his leg on a car door
Why did the people who watched Nixon v Kennedy debate feel Nixon had lost?
His body language did not show he was confident
Who won the 1960 election?
John F Kennedy
What popular vote majority did Kennedy win in the 1960 election?
100,000 popular vote majority
Due to the closeness of the election, what did Nixon say about it?
He felt the results had been tampered with
What did Nixon say had resulted in Kennedy’s victory?
The mayor of Chicago had given 27 electoral votes to Kennedy
How many votes did Kennedy win by in Illinois?
8000 votes
What was the reality of the election result despite Nixon’s claims?
Kennedy still would have won
How many people watched and listened to the 1960 Presidential debates?
70 million people
