1. Kennedy 20 sec. 1

2. Election of 1960 Closest since 1888 Kennedy beat Nixon by 119,000 votes

4. Kennedy’s victory Television Debate Kennedy wore makeup Nixon sweated Civil Rights

6. Television Debates

7. Polls TV: Most thought JFK won Radio: Most thought Nixon won

8. Martin Luther King Jr.

9. King arrested at sit-in Attempt to desegregate restaurant Sentenced to 4 months hard labor JFK called King’s wife RFK arranged for King to be released Blacks voted for JFK

10. JFK Youngest elected president ever - 43 Boosted military spending #s in military grew Created Green Berets Focused on “third world”