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Election of 1960

By Dashon1235

  • Alaska becomes a state

    First election for president as a state

  • Hawaii becomes a state

    First election for the president as a state.

  • John F Kennedy

    John F Kennedy announces candidacy for president.
  • JFK

    JFK

    JFK wins Democratic Namiation with 806 delegate votes.

  • The 1st ever presidential debate was aired on tv.

    The 1st ever presidential debate was aired on tv. Kennedy supporters nearly doubled.
  • Political Cartoon

    Political Cartoon

    JFK is the first Catholic every elected to office

  • JFK "steals" Texas and lllinois.

    JFK "steals" Texas and lllinois. Voter fravded and polictical machines surround the controversy.
  • JFK wins

    JFK wins

    JFK wins popular vote by narrow margin of 119,450 votes. JFK ended with 303 electoral votes white nixon had 219 and Byrd had 15.

  • Kennedy

    Kennedy was assassinate and replace by Lyndon B. Johnon