HIST 112 1st Edition Lecture 31Election of 1860 and un-making of the liberal consensusOutline of Last Lecture I. Interstate Highway SystemII. ConsensusOutline of Current LectureI. Lead up to election of 1860II. NixonIII. JFKIV. 1860 campaignCurrent LectureKey Terms 22nd amendment JFK LBJ Richard Nixon Helen Gahagan Douglas Tricky Dick Kitchen debate vs. Nikita Khrushchev (1959) Televised presidential debates Election of 1960Leading up to the Election 22nd amendment bars president for running for a 3rd term Everyone knows Ike won’t run again anyway (despite his popularity) Democratic primary JFK Young, inexperienced Roman Catholic (people worry the Pope will rule the US) Goes to West Virginia (full of white, working class protestants) and wins them over! LBJ From TexasThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute. Also a powerful candidate JFK wins primary, chooses LBJ in order to get Texas GOP Ike endorses Nixon, Nixon wins primary Chooses Henry Cabot Lodge Jr (US ambassador) as running mate Runs on foreign policy issuesNixon Born, raised by Quaker family in California Accepted to Harvard, Yale Stays close to home at Whittier Law school at Duke Doesn’t get job with FBI Practices law in Cali Joins the navy – lieutenant commander Skilled poker player – partly finances his campaign with his winnings Becomes a well-known congressman Runs for senate against Helen Gahagan Douglas Accused her of being a communist She gives him the nickname Tricky Dick for his dirty politics Kitchen debate with Krushchev (1959) American exhibition in Moscow Merits of capitalism vs. communism Nixon argues that capitalism buys nice things Going into 1960 election he had never lost a campaignJFK Born/raised in Massachusetts Extremely wealthy, politically connected family Goes to Harvard Saw British appeasement first hand—believes in a strong, well prepared military Rejected from military duty, but pull strings to get in anyway Earns medals (swims a man 3 miles to shore to save him) Wins senate seat over Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. in 19521960 Campaign/Election Nixon runs on “peace and prosperity” JFK wants to get America moving again Nixon served as VP, was an important advisor, and has executive experience Televised presidential debate Going into the debate, Nixon had a slight lead August 1960 Nixon is hospitalized for 2 weeks, falls behind in campaigning Nixon campaigns even harder, doesn’t relax before debate JFK ends up looking relaxed and healthy Nixon looks sickly and tired 80 million Americans watched the first debate Those who watched on TV thought JFK won debate Those who listened on radio thought Nixon won Kennedy claims that US has less missiles than USSR Nixon doesn’t correct him One of the closest elections in history Chicago was holding out on their numbers until they heard how many were needed for JFK to win Illinois (allegedly) Voter fraud in Texas Many want a recount, Nixon doesn’tSignificance TV played a huge role Media outright favored JFK Style over
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