Elections 1948-1960

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The Presidential Election of 1948

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The Buck Stops Here!

• Harry S. Truman had big shoes to fill after the death of FDR.

• Biggest domestic issue would be dealing with post WW II America.

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Presidential Election 1948(4 candidates)

The major party candidates:

Truman (D) and Thomas Dewey (R)

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Minor Party Candidates

Strom Thurmond (Dixiecrat) main issue was

blocking Civil Rights

Henry Wallace (Progressive) main issue was foreign policy stand

against Communism

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The Presidential Election

of 1952

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Adlai Stevenson• Democrat Governor from

Illinois.• Stevenson's distinctive

speaking style quickly earned him the reputation of an intellectual and endeared him to many Americans.

• Lost bid for presidency in 1952 and 1956

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Dwight Eisenhower• Popular World War II

hero; never held public office.

• Gave Republicans easy victory in 1952 and 1956.

• 1st Republican in White House since 1932.

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The Presidential Election

of 1960

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The Candidates….

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Background……

• Richard Nixon– Born 1913 in Yorba

Linda, California– Whittier College and

Duke Law School– Lt. Commander in US

Navy during WW II.– Elected to House in 1946,

Senate 1950.– Vice-President under Ike

for 8 years

• John Kennedy– Born in Brookline,

Massachusetts in 1917– Harvard – Lt. in US Navy; Pt109

Commander– Elected to House in

1946, Senate 1952– Published Profiles in

Courage 1957 – wins Pulitzer Prize

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The race for the office…

• Both men were young, military veterans, lawyers, had political experience and similar views.

• However, many historians believe there were (2) important factors that decided the race…..

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Televised Debates

• First televised debates in history.

• 70 million viewers tuned in, more on radio.

• The first debate, the telegenic Kennedy won the image battle over Nixon who, recovering from the flu, appeared pale and refused make-up.

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JFK and MLK…

• When Reverend Martin Luther King was arrested in Atlanta, Kennedy called to offer his sympathy.

• This garnered Kennedy substantial African-American support in the 1960 election.

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Election results….

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Kennedy’s Inaugural Address

• President John F. Kennedy delivers his inaugural address at Capitol Hill in Jan. 20, 1961.

• Kennedy said, "We shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, to assure the survival and success of liberty."

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