1960 United States presidential election

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:election
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkb:John_F._Kennedy
gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:age 43
47
gptkbp:campaigns gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:Monarch
Civil Rights
Anti-Communism
gptkbp:challenges gptkb:political_movement
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:demographics Older voters favored Nixon
Young voters favored Kennedy
gptkbp:diplomatic_relations Containment
Flexible response
gptkbp:election_year 303
34,220,984
Assumed presidency
with a significant television presence
gptkbp:held_in November 8, 1960
gptkbp:historical_debate gptkb:4
gptkb:Strong
Extensive
Weakened by illness
Appealed to youth
Focused on experience
Less thorough
Lincoln-Douglas style
gptkbp:historical_impact Set the stage for future televised elections
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1960 United States presidential election
gptkbp:loser gptkb:Henry_Nixon
gptkbp:media_appearances gptkb:Charismatic
gptkbp:military_strategy Grassroots mobilization
Traditional campaigning
gptkbp:motto A New Frontier
gptkbp:notable_inductees gptkb:Henry_Nixon
gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkb:John_F._Kennedy
gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:notable_members gptkb:California
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Lyndon_B._Johnson
gptkbp:political_position Civil Rights
gptkbp:president gptkb:Lyndon_B._Johnson
gptkb:Henry_Cabot_Lodge_Jr.
January 20, 1961
Serious
Experience Counts
Ran again in 1968
Vice President under Eisenhower
gptkbp:public_perception 49.72%
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Roman_Catholic
gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkbp:result Kennedy won by a narrow margin
gptkbp:significance gptkb:First_televised_presidential_debates
gptkbp:state gptkb:California
gptkb:Alaska
gptkb:Massachusetts
gptkbp:voter_turnout 63.0%
gptkbp:winner gptkb:John_F._Kennedy