Kennedy was relaxing by a Palm Beach pool in December, 1959, when his brother Robert, who had just taken the reins of his presidential ... only sixteen primaries in 1960, and most of them were ...

you might be reluctant to read a current book about another presidential election. But “Countdown 1960: The Behind the Scenes Story of the 312 Days that Changed America’s Politics Forever ...

John Kennedy face off during a September 1960 presidential debate. (AFP/Getty Images) If you’re one of the many Americans already worn out by the presidential election, here’s a bit of ...

Just 22,091 votes separated John F. Kennedy from Richard M. Nixon in the contest for New Jersey’s sixteen electoral votes in ...

Richard Nixon The 1960 debate was the first televised presidential debate — and ... as the power of television took elections into American's living rooms," said the National Constitution ...

It was the year that U.S. presidential campaigns entered ... As we approach another consequential election this year, the book is a reminder of how 1960 was also a deeply perilous time for America.

Since our country's first Presidential election in 1788 ... Since the first televised debate in 1960, when viewers resoundingly favored a fresh-faced John F. Kennedy over the sallow Richard ...