Posts Tagged ‘John Kennedy’
1960 Election: Handling Defeat with Dignity
The 1960 national election was the closest presidential contest of the 20th century. Although John Kennedy was declared the winner on November 8 by a margin of 0.17% of the…
Read MoreA Republican & A Contested Election: Class and Dignity
The 1960 Presidential election was the closest in our lifetime. Although John Kennedy was declared the winner of the November 8, 1960 contest, there were significant issues of actual fraud…
Read MoreWhittier to the White House
Tour Stop #9 – 10651 Avonbury The year was 1960. Richard Nixon was running for president against John F. Kennedy. On election day, once Nixon voted for himself, he did…
Read MoreMr. President: We Saved Your House
As reported in The Whittier Daily News, the proposed demolition of a significant historical home of Richard Nixon has been stopped!!! The Whittier City Council recently denied an application to…
Read MoreELVIS PRESLEY: CIA SPY
When the National Archives first admitted, in 1988, that the White House meeting between President Richard Nixon and Elvis Presley had been photographed, the iconic image of the President and…
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