In America, thousands of people are glued to the tube.
Walter Cronkite speak. “As the president's motorcade traveled to the Dallas trade mart, a sniper fired at the president's car. The president and his wife were uninjured, but the driver of the car was killed instantly.
News of the assassination attempt spread like wildfire. a woman in Dallas Texas went into a taxi. Did you hear President Kennedy had been shot? She looked in the back of the taxi to find Former Vice president Richard Nixon was sitting there. Both Nixon and the woman stared at each other for a moment before she took a seat.
November 23, 1963
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson takes flight in a helicopter. Secret Service figures it will be safer keeping him in the air if there was a plot to kill several heads of state as well as President Kennedy.
Oswald questioned at the police station.
Dallas police. Lee Harvey Oswald was found in a Dallas movie theatre, His fingerprints matched those found on the Marconi rifle dumped in the Dallas book depository,
"I didn't shoot anybody," Oswald said. Mr. Lavelle's suspicions were aroused by the response, and he began to wonder if Oswald had killed more than one person on Nov. 22.
over and over Oswald told the same story that he was framed.
when the police questioned Marino Oswald Lee Harvey's wife.
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President John Fitzgerald Kennedy came to Dallas to kick start his reelection campaign. he carried the south and barely defeated Vice President Nixon in 1960. Whether his opponent was Barry Goldwater or Nelson Rockefeller The president needed the south to win in 1964.
The election campaign almost ended before it began.
A Secret Service agent, by the name of Paul Landis, very quickly, jumped out of the car that followed the President's car and grabbed a hold of the President. After the President is shot
hit the
Secret Service agent that would have fatally struck and killed the President, had he not been present. Sadly The brave secret service agent died for the president
that day. Now the search for the shooter or shooters began!
Oswald was wounded by Tippit and the officer drove Oswald to the hospital.
and the attempted assassination of the president would have a trial and it would be the trial of the century.
President Kennedy would awaken after a successful surgery.
Secret Service agent that would have fatally struck and killed the President, had he not been present. Sadly The brave secret service agent died for the president
that day. Now the search for the shooter or shooters began!
Oswald was wounded by Tippit and the officer drove Oswald to the hospital.
and the attempted assassination of the president would have a trial and it would be the trial of the century.
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Posts: 39 | Dr. Kenneth Salyer was a 27-year-old resident at Parkland Hospital on-call for head injuries when he got word a new patient was being rushed to the ER.
He was still breathing," he says. "It's sort of agonal, labored, close-to-your-last sort of breaths. But he still was breathing."
As he looked down at the president's grave wound, Salyer says he thought it was a "major high-velocity injury."
"And it's in a critical place," he said. "So the chances were pretty slim. that he did survive,
President John Kennedy, who suffered from chronic back pain, wore a heavy, corset-like brace that went from his chest to below his waist. When the president's clothes were removed, Salyer was
Unfortunately, he would be told of the
Death of the Secret Service agent(Paul Landis and would be shocked to learn that he died while saving his life.
Elsewhere, Vice president Johnson scrams watch out! as he comes out the bath room a nervous secret agent points his gun at him,
"we may lose the president tonight lets not add to it. Johnson told the his body guard as he comb his hair back still in shock of seeing someone point a gun at him.
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Posts: 39 | 1964 Presidential Election. The vice president was much busier than he had been the last two years.
Event Date 3 7.1964
'Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. Moderation in the defense of liberty is no virtue"
Barry Goldwater. 1964. Republican National Convention.
Primary season start's,
civil rights bill stalls in congress
may 17.1964
vice president Johnson releases statement he will runnijg with president Kennedy in 1964. | | |
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Posts: 39 | Liberal Senators were frustrated as the likes of senators Strom Thurmond ,Robert Bryd fought against a civil right bill in 1964 killing.
Start of the Democratic Primary
there were no major challenges to Kennedy, except for Governor George
Wallace of Alabama only won South Carolina and his home state.
surrogate ran as stalking horses for president Kennedy and Wallace met defeat in every single primary
Jacqueline Kennedy as he took the stage at the Democratic National
Convention. Vice president Johnson Resigned because of the bobby baker scandal. Florida Governor Leroy Collins will replace him on the ticket. | | |
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Posts: 39 | After Governor Rockellers wife gave birth to Nelson Junior his lead over Senator Goldwater s5unk from 51%-37% to 41%-43%.
Senator Goldwater won the 1964 Republican primarry but to liberal Republicans he was unaceptable to be put forth as a canidate.
Governor William Scrcanton was succesfuy drafted as a candidate .not long after words Carolina senator decared a third party run. | | |
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Posts: 39 | In the Presidential Debate, President Kennedy defended his foreign poilcy citing how the Cuban missle crisis ended without a shot fired or a solider with boots on the ground.
William Scranton on the other hand said the cuban missle crisis could cause the Soviet Union to be less interested in peace talks and build up their nucklear arsenal heating up the cold war.Scranton also critsized Kennedy not getting a civil rights bill passed ending segergation.Kennedy responeded conservatives are tieing up any bil frombeing passed. | | |
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president
John F. Kennedy
for president
William Scranton
Strom Thurmond
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Charles Halleck
Werley Derley
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John Fritzgerald Kennedy
lyndon Baines Johnson
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Civil rights bill stalls in Congress.Minnesota
Senator Hubert Humphrey tells his wife those dam southern senators wont pass such a bill. | | |
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president Kennedy sends 35,000 troops to South Veitnam to fight the viet cong. By 1967 there will be hippies.college students protesting the war with chants,"hey.hey.j.f.k.
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Posts: 39 | July 23.1965
U.s. and Soviet Union bomb china nuclear testing
Facility.
July 22.1965
Many Americans have grown tired of seeing their sons die in Vietnam.kennedys approval rating drops to a low 29%. | | |
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Posts: 39 | July 17.1965
Medicare bill narrowly pass's.
November 1966
San Francisco Mayor George Cristopher
defeats Governor Edmund Brown in a landslide.
Christopher had won a hard fought primary challenge by g.e.
Spokesperson .b movie actor
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Posts: 39 | 1968 United States Senate election in New York
Nominee Jacob Javits Robert Frances Kennedy James L. Buckley
Party Republican Democratic Conservative
Alliance Liberal
Popular vote 3,269,772 2,150,695 1,139,402
Percentage 49.68% 32.68% 17.31%
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Richard Nixon{John Volpe
Electoral College 333 pop. 37.18.09
{Lyndon Baines Johnson(Hubert Horatio Humphrey
Vice President Johnson was particularly keen to challenge Alabama governor George Wallace in 1968 Democratic primaries. "That man(Wallace) is an outright racist. SANFORD WOULD easily defeat his opponent but Wallace would form the American Independent party..
Hubert Humphrey retires from politics
Richard Nixon had lost the presidential election in 1960 against Kennedy .lost governors race in 62 against Pat Brown .while nobody loves a loser everyone likes a comeback story and Nixon proved to be one he defeated George Romney. Governor Reagan to become the 1968 republican nominee. He told Senator Thurmond quite frankly there was no need for a southern strategy and he could have a liberal running mate and win.
President Kennedy hoped his v.p. would run but he sought the Florida senate and easily won a seat there.. Nixon opponent would
Presidents Kennedys 2nd in command Lyndon Johnson. 'Governor Wallace would attempt to be a spoiler.
AT night he dreamed of walking past the portrait of John Kennedy as he walked down the white house corridors.
Charles Percy was considered the Republican answer to John Kennedy. But did not seek the 1968 Republican nomination,
Nominee Ronald Reagan .Pierre Salinger
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 3,439,174 3,138,607
President Kennedy's former press secretary Pierre Salinger won 1970 Democratic primary in a upset victory over assemblyman Jesse unruh unfortunately that was not enough to defeat Governor Reagan..
01/20/1969: Richard Nixon inaugurated
Nixon is sworn into office as the thirty-sixth. President of the United States.
02/23/1969: Nixon visits Brussels
Nixon begins an eight-day European visit in Brussels.
03/04/1969: Warning to Viet Cong
Nixon warns that the United States will take action in the event of a new Viet Cong offensive.
8/08/1969:Nixon proposes welfare reform
Nixon discloses his program for welfare reform, which includes the Family Assistance Plan.
10/31/1969: Self sufficiency in Latin America
Nixon declares that Latin America must be responsible for its own social and economic progress.
Anthony belinson defeats max rafferty to become next senator of California
John v.Lindsey narrowly wins reelection as second term as n.y.c. Mayor
Neil Armstrong walks in the moon.
ew York City mayoral election, 1969
← 1965 November 4, 1969 1973 →
Candidate John Lindsay Mario Procaccino John J. Marchi
Party Liberal Democratic Republican
Alliance Independent Civil Service Conservative (N.Y.)
Popular vote 1,012,633 831,772 542,411
Percentage 42.36% 34.79% 22.69%
In 1965.Conservative t.v. host william F.Buckley lost to john v. Lindsay for mayor he did not want Lindsay to win a 2nd term so he put as much in the conservative opponent campaign a she possibly could not wanting a dam liberal to win the new york's mayors election,.unfortunately for Buckley and many conservative s in New York city Lindsay did win..
03/24/1970: Aims to end segregation
The administration announces that it will seek to end de jure segregation, or segregation by law, though de facto segregation or segregation in practice is still common.
04/23/1970: Nixon sends in contact troops to Vietnam.south.north Vietnam permanent cease fire.
06/17/1970: Request for wage and price restraint
Nixon addresses the nation through television, asking for wage and price restraint.
07/09/1970: Creating the EPA
Nixon puts forth a plan to reorganize federal environmental agencies, leading to the establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency.
07/20/1970: Potential Vietnamese open election
Nixon states in a news conference that the United States would accept a coalition government in Vietnam if it was chosen in an open election.
07/23/1970: Interagency Committee on Intelligence
Nixon approves a plan to form an Interagency Committee on Intelligence to coordinate operations against domestic targets, namely anti-war leftists and suspected communists.
08/12/1970: Postal Service established
Nixon approves and signs the Postal Reorganization Act, which establishes an independent United States Postal Service.
09/18/1970: Nixon meets Golda Meir
Nixon meets with Israeli Premier Golda Meir to talk about problems in the Middle East.
Nixon had awaken to another strange dream. His wife pat laid sleeping he got up put on his clothes walked across the white house halls. he stopped and looked at a picture of president Kennedy stared at it and continued walking.
1972
President Richard Nixon/ John Volpe
309/37.12
Senator Henry scoop Jackson)Wilbur miles
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Presidetn Nixon
creates the Economic Policy Board, which will oversee all aspects of economic policy.
10/08/1974: Tax hike and spending cuts
President Nixon speaks to a joint session of Congress. He calls for a temporary 5 percent tax hike, cuts in federal spending, and the creation of a voluntary inflation-fighting organization, named “Whip Inflation Now” (WIN).
10/15/1974: Federal Elections Campaign Act presient
Nixon signs the Federal Elections Campaign Act of 1974, the most significant attempt at campaign finance reform since the 1920s.
Governor Ronald Reagan announces rumor's of him running for president in 76 true Nixon in private tells anyone who will listen he does not support the California governor for president.
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Vice president Volpe defeats Ronald Reagan for 1976 nomination with presidents Nixon's full suppport.
John volpe{George H.Bush
pop.287 .17 ,Electoral Vote 197
Jimmy Carter }ben casy snr.
E.v. 298.poip37.18.09
THE presidency of Jimmy carter
Carter gets peace deal between Egypt and Palestine.
hostages are taken in Iran.
The final chapter
June 3.1979
governor Kenendy speaks to his brother the last time as
former president Jack Kenendy dies in his hyannis port home.
July 19.1979
governor Jerry Brown announces he is running for president next year.
July 27.1979.
Governor Robert F. kennedy sits in his office in Massachusetts.Heck that kid is running for president against Carter in 80.theres no way Carter can win .i will just give it a try.
July 29.1979
Former Governor Ronald Reagan announces he is running for president.
August 5,1979
Formor Vice President george Bush announces he is running for president.
August 15.1979
January 17.1980
"I will kick his ass President Carter says of senator Muskie running against him. likewise Muskie tells his son .
February 13.1980
Former vice president John Volpe speaks to George Bush." cant endorse you yet but i know you will win the election .Ronald Reagan is a actor not presidential material.:
February 16.1980
Jerry Brown wins Wyomming primarry. president wins home state and Kentucky.Mcarthy wins Texas.west virgina.
February 17.1980
Bush says in debate Reagan has no plans as president but is only a Goldwater surragate.despite what Bush says Regan wins Arizona. utah to Bushs Alabama.
Democratic 1980 Convention
California primary :Eugene Mcarthy wins
Republican Convention 1980
Governor Ronald Reagan wins Republican national convention his running mate will be Senator Howard Baker.
1980 presidential debates
EugeneMcarthy "In my time as senatorr of the great state Of Minosota for 8 years i have overseen the funding of schools the crime rate has droped.as president i will see to it that the hostages in Iran are freed. this countries recesion will end in my first term.
Ronald Reagan "
I will restore what has been lost the last four years under democratic control. too long the middle class has shrunk our defences have weaken the Soviet Union is a grave threat and we must rebuild our military.
1980
Ronald Reagan: Senator Howard Baker
Electoral vote. 249. pop.23,20.19
Eugene McCarthy
John Anderson
Electoral vote 299
pop.23,11.09
Eugene McCarthy became president of the united states of America, 40th president 1980.
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