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One significant thing about the election of 1960 was that the first catholic president was elected.

Another thing was that it combined the southern and northern democrats much more effectively than had been done in the previous two elections, an act that may have helped pave the way to civil rights legislation.

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I think, probably, in that it was the first entirely televised eleection. I think, probably, in that it was the first entirely televised eleection. I think, probably, it differed in that it was the first entirely televised election.

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It was the first election campaign to include nationally televised debates between the candidates for US President, John Kennedy and Richard Nixon.

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