1960 United States presidential election

The U.S. presidential election in which Democrat John F. Kennedy narrowly defeated Republican Richard Nixon, becoming the youngest elected president.

1960 United States presidential debates: Four televised debates between presidential candidates John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon, held in 1960. Their first broadcast debate made television image part of the campaign’s story.
John F. Kennedy: The 35th president of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. His narrow victory made him the election’s winning presidential candidate.
Electoral College (United States): The constitutionally established process through which presidential electors formally choose the U.S. president and vice president. Kennedy won the presidency with a clearer Electoral College margin than popular-vote margin.
Presidency of John F. Kennedy: The period from 1961 to 1963 when John F. Kennedy served as president of the United States. The election placed Kennedy in office during the Cold War and the early civil rights movement.
1960 United States presidential election in Illinois: The Illinois contest in the 1960 U.S. presidential election, narrowly won by John F. Kennedy. Its disputed count became central to claims that election irregularities affected the national result.
Richard Nixon: The 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974, and vice president under Dwight D. Eisenhower. As the Republican nominee, he lost the close 1960 contest to Kennedy.
United States presidential election: The process by which voters and presidential electors choose the president and vice president of the United States. The 1960 contest followed the national election system used to choose a president.
Kennedy–Nixon debates: The 1960 televised debates between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon, among the first televised U.S. presidential debates. Their cultural legacy helped establish televised debates as a recurring campaign institution.
1960 United States presidential election in Hawaii: The Hawaii contest in the 1960 U.S. presidential election, initially certified for Richard Nixon before a recount favored John F. Kennedy. The recount and revised certification produced the election’s only changed state result.
Lyndon B. Johnson: The 36th president of the United States, who served as John F. Kennedy’s vice president before succeeding him in 1963. Kennedy selected the Texas senator as his running mate to strengthen the ticket in the South.

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