THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
JOHN F KENNEDY AND THE COLD WAR
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increased Nixon’s popularity, making him Kennedy’s vice president
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increased Kennedy’s popularity, contrasted to the less photogenic Nixon
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were rejected by most Americans as too modern and undemocratic
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resulted in a huge landslide victory for Kennedy
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Detailed explanation-1: -Which presidential campaign produced the first nationally televised debate? The typical answer to that question is 1960, Kennedy v. Nixon.
Detailed explanation-2: -The issue that dominated the election was the rising Cold War tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union. In 1957, the Soviets had launched Sputnik, the first man-made satellite to orbit Earth.
Detailed explanation-3: -The 1960 presidential election was not decided by one event, tactic or blunder. John Kennedy’s selection of Lyndon Johnson as Vice President, his convincing rebuttals to attacks on his religion, inexperience and health, and Republican errors all had a substantial bearing on the outcome.
Detailed explanation-4: -September 26-October 21, 1960 Senator John F. Kennedy (left) and Vice-president Richard Nixon (right), prior to their first presidential debate. Some believe that those who listened to the first debate on radio thought that Nixon had won, while those who watched that debate on television thought that Kennedy had won.