Presidential Elections

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  • Period: to

    1950

  • Kennedy/Nixon Debate

    70 million U.S. viewers watched Sen. John Kennedy of Massachusetts and Vice President Richard Nixon in the first-ever televised presidential debate.

  • 1972 Presidential Election

    Nixon won the election in a landslide. Overall, Nixon won 60.7% of the popular vote. McGovern only won the electoral votes of Massachusetts and the District of Columbia.

  • Inauguration of Pres. George H. W. Bush

    Chief Justice William Rehnquist administered the oath of office to Pres. George H. W. Bush on January 20, 1989 at the United States Capitol.

  • First Inauguration of Bill Clinton

    Clinton was the first president elected post-Cold War era, and the first Democrat elected in 12 years.

  • Obama/Romney Debate

    The final presidential debate between Pres. Barack Obama and former Gov. Mitt Romney (R-MA) was focused on foreign policy and held at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida.