Kennedy 20 sec. 1. Election of 1960 Closest since 1888 Kennedy beat Nixon by 119,000 votes.

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Kennedy 20 sec. 1 Slide 2 Election of 1960 Closest since 1888 Kennedy beat Nixon by 119,000 votes Slide 3 Slide 4 Kennedys victory Television Debate Kennedy wore makeup Nixon sweated Civil Rights Slide 5 Slide 6 Television Debates Slide 7 Polls TV: Most thought JFK won Radio: Most thought Nixon won Slide 8 Martin Luther King Jr. Slide 9 King arrested at sit-in Attempt to desegregate restaurant Sentenced to 4 months hard labor JFK called Kings wife RFK arranged for King to be released Blacks voted for JFK Slide 10 JFK Youngest elected president ever - 43 Boosted military spending #s in military grew Created Green Berets Focused on third world