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John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy entered the election of 1960 going up against Richard Nixon. John F. Kennedy was a Catholic from a wealthy and influential Massachusetts family. While his opponent Richard Nixon, the republican nominee and Eisenhowers VP was a Quaker from California who grew up in a family that struggled financialy. During the presidential race, both parties made good use of television the Democrats spent mor that $6 million while the Republicans spent more than $7.5 million. The Campaign mostly centered around the economy and the Cold War. Kennedy's religion as a Catholic became an issue. The U.S. had never had a Catholic president and many Protestans had concerns about Kennedy. Kennedy confronted this issue openly is a speech. The outcome of the Election became one of the closest in American History. Kennedy won the popular vote. He then became president on January 20, 1961 with Lyndonn Johnson as his VP. President Kennedy came up with the New Frontier. He hoped to increase aid to education, provide health insurance to the elderly and create a department of Urban Affairs.



The Death of JFK.