Thus did John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts pick Lyndon Johnson of Texas. As a fallback, there is the "first, do no harm" rule. Pick a nobody because nobodies offend no one. That was Richard Nixon's rationale in picking Spiro Agnew in 1968. It's risky - Democrats won some votes with...
Kennedy held that seat until 1952, when he ran for the U.S. Senate against the popular Republican incumbent, Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., who was from a family that could trace its roots to the Mayflower. In a close election, Kennedy pulled off an upset. ...
John F. Kennedy's life left a mark on American national and international government policies, popular culture, and life. Though he didn't live to see many of his programs and policies to fruition, his speeches are well written and presented; they are considered iconic of the era. ...
11. JFK didn’t expect Lyndon Johnson to say “yes” to becoming his running mate. By Abbie Rowe - John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, Public Domain,Wikimedia Commons Kennedy’s choice of running mate came down to the wire. “At around 11 a.m. on the day a nomi...
John F. Kennedy (May 29, 1917 - November 22, 1963) politician and US president. His birth occurred in Brooklyn, Massachusetts. The story of his family, the Kennedys, dates back to 1848 when an Irishman named Patrick Kennedy arrived in the promising land
Frank Sinatra with then-U.S. Senator John F. Kennedy outside of The Sands hotel in Las Vegas, NV, Feb 1960, when Kennedy stayed there during a campaign swing. Frank Sinatra, from his days as a young boy growing up in New Jersey, had been involved in politics by proximity if nothing...
In early August, Harris could have gone a long way to locking down the Keystone State and its oft-pivotal 19 electoral votes—if she had picked its governor as her running mate. Lloyd Green | Published Sep 14, 2024 Unseen Video of John F. Kennedy Assassination Up for AuctionBACK AND TO...
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Johnson (1908–1973) as his running mate. "Jack in Walk" shouted the Boston Globe after Kennedy's nomination. But it would be no easy walk to win the White House against the Republican candidate, Vice President Richard Nixon (1913–1994). At that time, Kennedy was a controversial ...
JohnF.Kennedy "The New Frontier" delivered 15 July 1960, Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles Audio mp3 of Address click for pdf [AUTHENTICITY CERTIFIED: Text version below transcribed directly from audio.] Governor Stevenson, Senator Johnson, Mr. Butler, Senator Symington, Senator Humphrey, Speaker Raybu...