Senator Kennedy and Richard Nixon as Presidential candidates for 1960 elections. Democratic Presidential candidate Senator John F. Kennedy addresses the press after conferring with Adlai Stevenson in Hyannisport, Massachusetts. He also meets Vice Presidential candidate Lyndon Johnson and they discuss about the election campaign. Republican candidate Richard Nixon and his running mate Henry Cabot Lodge discuss the campaigning strategy in Washington D.C. Nixon and Lodge sit as photographers take pictures.
Presidential election of 1960. Candidates for Presidential election race, John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon. Kennedy being welcomed during his campaign. Confetti being poured as people cheer the Kennedy couple (then Senator John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy) in a parade in New York City on October 19, 1960 during the Presidential campaign. Voters putting on Kennedy campaign buttons and showing Kennedy signs. Kennedy at the Democratic Convention in Los Angles along with his sister and mother after being declared the Presidential candidate. Kennedy as Senator as he attends Senate committee meetings, including one with Robert Kennedy speaking by his side. Kennedy with his running mate for Vice President, Lyndon B. Johnson. Democratic Party's election campaign in Berlin, West Germany. Kennedy with wife Jacqueline Kennedy and daughter Caroline Kennedy, seated on a couch together. Republican party candidate Richard Nixon at Republican convention after being declared the party's Presidential candidate. Nixon with his running mate Henry Cabot Lodge, with both men talking to President Dwight Eisenhower. Nixon being welcomed in Poland by cheering crowds and he visits the Warsaw ghetto. He is seen climbing in and out of a window of the ghetto. Vice President Richard Nixon with Russian premier Khrushchev preparing for the so-called Kitchen Debates. View of the kitchen debate set. Nixon campaigns extensively and receive enthusiastic crowds in various cities. Both the candidates sum up giving reasons for choosing them as the next President. Kennedy says that he aims at making America a stronger country. Whereas Nixon speaks about the experience gained by him under President Eisenhower. He emphasizes maintaining peace without surrendering. Nixon and Kennedy after giving the reasons for their election. They shake hands as photographers take pictures.
Presidential election of November 8, 1960. Voting for the 1960 Presidential election underway in United States. President Eisenhower arrives at a firehouse in Cumberland Township, Pennsylvania via helicopter to cast his vote. His wife, Mamie Eisenhower, also casts her vote. Senator John F. Kennedy and wife Jacqueline cast their votes at the Boston Public Library. Republican candidate Richard Nixon and wife Pat Nixon cast their votes in California. Republican Vice Presidential candidate Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. votes. Senator Lyndon Johnson is also seen voting. Ballots are fed into a ballot box marked 'Town of Barnstable' Kenned Kennedy with his wife and daughter appear before the press at the Kennedy compound in Hyannis Port Massachusetts as he leads the race for the White House. News that Kennedy is pulling ahead in the race is seen on a scrolling text marquee aka 'The Zipper' mounted on New York Times building at One Times Square in New York. A reported watches wire reports printing from Associated Press machines. Richard Nixon at a public meeting accepts his defeat and assures his support for Kennedy. Votes being counted and Kennedy wins the election. A man at a newsstand views the front page of the New York Mirror newspaper with headline, 'EXTRA KENNEDY!' 'John F. Kennedy after winning the election. He addresses a public meeting at Hyannis, Massachusetts with his wife by his side, and other Kennedy family members present on stage, including Joseph P. Kennedy Sr, Rose Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, Edward Kennedy with Joan Bennett Kennedy, and the President-elect's sisters Patricia Kennedy Lawford, Jean Kennedy Smith, and Eunice Kennedy Shriver. John F. Kennedy accepts Nixon's greetings and talks about making a supreme effort to take America out of difficult times.
Inauguration of the office of the President of the United States. John F. Kennedy at desk. A large crowd gathers at Pennsylvania Avenue to witness the swearing in ceremony of President Kennedy in Washington D.C., United States. Vice President Lyndon Johnson being sworn in followed by Kennedy. Chief Justice of Supreme Court makes Kennedy take the oath of office of the President. Kennedy being congratulated by Eisenhower and Richard Nixon. Kennedy in his speech emphasizes on the adherence to human rights and warns Soviet Union against their increasing influence in Latin American countries. He talks about protecting the interests of these nations. President Kennedy enjoys lunch with other dignitaries. A procession leads the new President to the White House. Kennedy reviews a parade by the soldiers. A patrol boat float at the parade. President and the first lady attend a ball at Columbia armory.
Senate sub committee in Washington D.C., United States. A Senate investigations sub committee looks into rising crime in the country and the mafia (or "Cosa Nostra") at a hearing in Washington D.C. Arkansas Senator John McClellan, chair of the committee, is seen. Press and media photographers with cameras pointed at speakers. Attorney General Robert Kennedy presents a report about the activities of mafia including extortion, narcotics leading to increasing crime in the country. Large spectators gather as mafia gangster Joseph Valachi makes an appearance before the committee.
Screening of a film to support the stay in school fund drive in Washington D.C., United States. At the F street in Washington D.C. a large number of people gather for the screening of film ' Charade ' to support the stay in school fund drive. A poster of the film. Mrs. Sargent Shriver, Robert Kennedy and his wife, Vice President Lyndon Johnson and his wife arrive for the screening.
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