JOHN KENNEDY, RICHARD NIXON, AND THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 1960.
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Transcript of JOHN KENNEDY, RICHARD NIXON, AND THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 1960.
JOHN KENNEDY, RICHARD NIXON, AND THE PRESIDENTIAL
ELECTION OF 1960
AN OVERVIEW OF THE 1960 ELECTION
Total Vote—68.8 millionJFK—34. 2 million (49.7%) 303 EV
RMN—34.1 million (49.5%)—219 EV
MAJOR FEATURES OF THE ELECTION
1. Very high voter turnout—61.6%2. First TV presidential debates
3. Religious issue—JFK first Catholic President
4. New kind of campaign—JFK5. New political journalism—Theodore White, The Making of
the President 1960
KEY ISSUE—WHY DOES NIXON AGREE TO DEBATE KENNEDY?
KEY ISSUE—WHAT WAS THE EFFECT OF RELIGION ON THE
ELECTION?
University of Michigan study published in American Political
Science Review (June 1961)JFK lost 3.0 million votes because of
religion
KEY ISSUE—DID VOTE FRAUD AFFECT THE ELECTION
OUTCOME?
The Case of Illinois (27 EV)Total vote—4,757,409
JFK margin--8858JFK margin in Cook County—319,000
JFK margin in Chicago—456,000
Election Machinery in Cook County and Chicago
1.5000 voting precincts in county2.3771 precincts in Chicago
3.3137 voting machine precincts4.634 paper ballot precincts