Transcript Ch. 28 page 840-860 - West Deptford Public Schools

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Intro Questions
• Q1 - In presidential campaigns,
what is more important for
people: the information or the
image of the candidates?
Explain your answer.
• Q2 - What roles can TV play in
elections?
• Q3 – What do you know about
JFK? What is your view of him
as a President?
Republicans - Nixon
• Richard Nixon
– VP Henry Cabot Lodge
– Background
• Lawyer, insecure, served behind
lines in Pacific during WWII
• Republican Congressman & Senator
from CA
– Role in Red Scare
• V.P. under Eisenhower
– When asked “Did Nixon help to
make any policy decisions?”
– Eisenhower said, “If you give me a
week, I might think of one.”
– Used against Nixon even though Ike
didn’t mean it the way it sounds
Republicans - Nixon
• Issues
– Experience – He had it,
Kennedy didn’t
– Anti-Communism – He
would continue
commitment to fighting
spread of communism
Democrats - Kennedy
• John F. Kennedy
– VP Lyndon B. Johnson
– Background –
• From wealthy family – grandfathers
politicians, father headed SEC &
served as ambassador
• Nickname: "JFK," "Jack"
• Roman Catholic
• Attended Harvard College, WWII
Hero, officer in U.S. Navy
• Democratic Congressman (‘47-53) &
Senator (‘53-61) from
MA
Democrats - Kennedy
• Issues
– Catholicism – Would he be
a puppet of the Pope? (Same
accusation made against Al Smith in 1928)
– Age (43) – He would be the
youngest elected President
– New Frontier
• New technologies &
advancements in space
exploration (“missile gap” )
• Confront poverty, war, and
ignorance for a brighter
future
Campaign Items
TV Commercials
• Q4- What do you think of Nixon’s
commercials? How do they portray
him? Are they effective?
• Q5 - What do you think of Kennedy’s
commercials? How do they portray
him? Are they effective?
• Q6 - How do these differ from today’s
campaign ads? How are they similar?
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TV Commercials - Nixon
• Q3- What do you think of Nixon’s commercials? How
do they portray him? Are they effective?
TV Commercials - Nixon
• Q3- What do you think of Nixon’s commercials? How
do they portray him? Are they effective?
TV Commercials - JFK
• Q4 - What do you think of Kennedy’s commercials?
How do they portray him? Are they effective?
TV Commercials - JFK
• Q4 - What do you think of Kennedy’s commercials?
How do they portray him? Are they effective?
TV Commercials - JFK
• Q5 - How do these differ from today’s
campaign ads? How are they similar?
TV Debates
• Events
– 4 Debates – 1st ever televised
– Nixon’s Campaign –pledged to
hit all 50 states, knee infection
slowed him down, worn down
and sick by the time he got to
debates
– Kennedy’s Preparation – spent
much time getting ready
– Nixon’s Appearance – white,
sick, wiping perspiration off his
head, no make up, unshaven
– Kennedy’s Appearance – cool,
calm, relaxed, charismatic,
photogenic, self-confident
TV Debates
• Results
– People saw Kennedy as
presidential / Nixon as old
– People watching on TV Kennedy won
– People listening to Radio Nixon won
• Q7 – Based on what you have
seen thus far, which candidate
would you have voted for in
the 1960 Election? Why?
Election of 1960 Outcome
• Q8 – Why might JFK have difficulty
in getting his programs passed?
– Popular Vote (Electoral) –
• Kennedy - 49.7% (303)
• Nixon - 49.5% (219)
– Less than 120,000 votes
difference
Election of 1960
Outcome
• Close Election
– Some Dispute
• Questions of Fraud
– No Mandate for JFK’s
programs
• End of Republican Rule
– Beginning of High Tide of
Liberalism
• JFK & LBJ
JFK’s Inaugural
Address
JFK’s Inaugural Address
JFK’s Inaugural Address
JFK’s Inaugural Address
JFK’s Inaugural
Address
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“perfect” wife – elegant,
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Camelot
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Q9: Why do you think more people began to
make this comparison between Camelot
and the Kennedy Administration/family’s
image after JFK’s assassination?
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