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United States presidential election of 1960
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Watch Democrats campaigning in the 1960 U.S. presidential primaries
Scenes from the 1960 Democratic Party primary election campaigns, with U.S. Sen....
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See how Kennedy emerged from a crowded field to become the Democratic Party's 1960 presidential nominee
Scenes from the 1960 Democratic National Convention, which nominated as candidate...
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John F. Kennedy
U.S. Pres. John F. Kennedy, 1961.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (neg. no. LC-USZ62-117124)
Richard Nixon
U.S. Pres. Richard M. Nixon, 1969.
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (digital file no. 3a53306u)
John F. Kennedy: campaign button
Button from John F. Kennedy's 1960 U.S. presidential campaign.
Courtesy of Michael Levy
John F. Kennedy campaign button
Button from John F. Kennedy's 1960 U.S. presidential campaign.
Americana/Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy in presidential debate
Richard Nixon (left) and John F. Kennedy during a live television broadcast of their...
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American presidential election, 1960
Results of the American presidential election, 1960. Sources: Electoral and popular...
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The election results of 1960
At a glance: the presidential election of 1960.
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