John F. Kennedy would be elected in November, 1960, as the youngest president ever voted into office. Here read about the Democratic convention, the debates between Kennedy and Richard Nixon, and find out about the issues of the campaign. Videos are provided of the Democratic convention and the first debate.

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civil rights, john f. kennedy

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Additional Tags

campaign of 1960, election of 1960, issues in the campaign of 1960, separation of church and state, cold war, kennedy-nixon debates, richard m. nixon

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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