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The 1960s. Part I. The Election of 1960. The Primary Campaign. The Democrats. vs. Lyndon B. Johnson. John F. Kennedy. Lyndon B. Johnson. John F. Kennedy. The Kennedy-Johnson Ticket. “He never said a word of importance in the Senate and never did a thing.”
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The 1960s Part I
The Election of 1960 The Primary Campaign
The Democrats vs. Lyndon B. Johnson John F. Kennedy
The Kennedy-Johnson Ticket “He never said a word of importance in the Senate and never did a thing.” • Lyndon B. Johnson on John F. Kennedy • "I accepted the second spot because I'm a gambling man. I did my research and one in four dies in office." • Lyndon B. Johnson on accepting the vice-presidential nomination in 1960
The Space Race Yuri Gagarin, first man in space, April 1961
The Space Race Alan Shepard, first American in space, May 1961
The Space Race John F. Kennedy at Rice University, September 1962
Kennedy in Berlin, July 1963 “ein Berliner”
Vietnam Ngo Dinh Diem
Mary Pinchot Meyer Judith Campbell Exner Ellen Romesch
Jack Ruby Lee Harvey Oswald
The Warren Commission The Zapruder Film