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

by Schlesinger, Arthur Meier; Israel, Fred L.; Frent, David J.

• ISBN13: 9781590843611
• ISBN10: 1590843614
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-02-01
• Publisher: Mason Crest

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