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No. John F. Kennedy won the 1960 presidential election defeating Richard Nixon. Richard Nixon won the 1968 presidential election defeating Hubert Humphrey. Incumbent President Richard Nixon won reelection in the 1972 presidential election defeating George McGovern.
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Who did JFK beat to become president?
Richard Nixon
Who ran against John F. Kennedy?
Richard Nixon. One of the important events in the election was the first TV debate between Nixon and Kennedy. Nixon looked dead on TV and Kennedy looked young and smart. It gave him the election.
Who did John F. Kennedy run against in '68?
JFK did not run for President in 1968. He died in 1963. The 1968 election was between Republican, Richard Nixon; Democrat, Hubert Humphrey; and Independent, George Wallace. Nixon won the election.
Who was JFK debate opponent?
Richard Nixon
Who ran againts JFK?
Richard Nixon.
How old was Nixon when he lost to JFK?
Kennedy defeated Nixon in the Presidential election of 1960.
Who was JFk opponent in the 1960 election?
John F. Kennedy won the 1960 presidential election defeating Richard Nixon. In the 1960 presidential election John F. Kennedy received 303 electoral votes, Richard Nixon received 219 electoral votes, and Harry Byrd received 15 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Kennedy 34,226,731 and Nixon 34,108,157.
Did JFK ever do a televised pres. debate?
yes and it was between him and Richard Nixon
How did tv change the election of 1960?
The first televised debate was broadcasted. It was between JFK and Nixon and JFK looked young and smart compared to Nixon. Nixon was sweating and nervous. Even though it was in black and white JFK came out of it the sure winner. This brought about the use of TV in politics.
JFK elected over Nixon?
Yes, in the 1960 elections, John Kennedy won over the Republican candidate Richard Nixon.
Who was Richard Nixon before he ran against JFK?
Before running against JFK in the 1960 presidential election, Richard Nixon was the vice president of the United States under President Dwight D. Eisenhower from 1953 to 1961. Nixon had previously served as a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from California. He gained national attention as Eisenhower's running mate in the 1952 election and played a prominent role in foreign policy during his time as vice president.
To become President JFK defeated who in one of the closest presidential elections of all time?
Richard M. Nixon
