John Fitzgerald “Jack” Kennedy
Election results;
JFK began his campaign for the white house on January 2, 1960 for the Democratic Party. In the primary election he was running against Senator Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota, and Senator Wayne Morse of Oregon. In the election, he defeated Morse and Humphrey by winning the following states; Wisconsin, West Virginia, Nebraska, Maryland, Oregon, Indiana, and New Hampshire.
For the Presidential Election John asked Senator Lyndon B Johnson or Texas to be his Vise president due to the fact that He would help get more southern votes, even though they did not get along very well. JFK was doing very well in the elections; he was going against Senator Richard Nixon from California. Kennedy won the popular votes by 112,827 and electoral votes by 84. Even though Nixon won States carried votes by 4, electoral votes are the votes that count.
Assassination Attempts;
On November 22, 1963 at 12:30 p.m. President of the United Started John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas. This was a sniper attack style by Lee Harvey Oswald. He used an M91/38 bolt-action rifle. The attack was successful on Oswald’s part, it not only killed John F. Kennedy but it wounded Governor Connelly and James Tague. Not only was Oswald charged with killing Kennedy but Oswald was also murdered by Jack Ruby before Lee could even stand before a judge. Due to this horrible loss this was the last time any president was to ride in a non-covered vehicle.
Personal thoughts;
I think that JFK was a great president. I have looked on everything that he had accomplished as a president and it’s a shame that he had to die the way he did. With the election, it was extremely close, but I am happy he won, he was a great decision for this country.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Kennedy#1960_presidential_election
Comments
Perhaps a bit brief but good overall.