PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
THE STUDENT MOVEMENT OF THE 1960S
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the candidates represented widely divergent views on the key issues of the day
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the use of televised debates became important in presidential political campaigns
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the winner secured an overwhelming popular and electoral victory
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it was the first presidential election of the Cold War era
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Detailed explanation-1: -John F. Kennedy, a wealthy Democratic senator from Massachusetts, was elected president in 1960, defeating Vice President Richard Nixon. Though he clearly won the electoral vote, Kennedy’s received only 118, 000 more votes than Nixon in this close election.
Detailed explanation-2: -The issue of the Cold War dominated the election, as tensions were high between the United States and the Soviet Union. Kennedy won a 303 to 219 Electoral College victory, and he won the reported national popular vote by 112, 827, a margin of 0.17 percent.
Detailed explanation-3: -During the 1960 debates between the two candidates, Americans for the first time could tune in and watch the debates on television, or listen on the radio. About 70 million people tuned in to watch the Kennedy/Nixon debates.
Detailed explanation-4: -How did television play a role in the 1960 presidential election? Television caused those who were undecided about who to vote for to vote for John F. Kennedy.