Today marks the 60th anniversary of the election night when John F. Kennedy won the 1960 presidential race from Richard Nixon in a very close race. In honor of this anniversary and in light of the fact that this week we had a somewhat turbulent election week, I’ve got six links to online articles about the 1960 presidential election night and one link to a video from the news that evening.
Then there’s the MBIP Coming Attractions for next week! So there!
John F. Kennedy elected president - This article notes that Kennedy was the youngest person ever to be elected president of the United States at age 43. It also explains the different political strategies between Kennedy and his older and more experienced opponent Richard Nixon.
The drama behind President Kennedy’s 1960 election win - The similarities between that election night and the one we just experienced are pretty kooky!
The Time Nixon’s Cronies Tried to Overturn a Presidential Election - History repeats itself.
No Concession, No Sleep: Glued to the TV on Election Night 1960 - How the networks handled this super-close race back in 1960.
John F. Kennedy Was Elected 58 Years Ago Today—When Jackie Was Eight Months Pregnant - I didn’t know that Jackie was pregnant with JFK, Jr. Years later the two of our lives would intersect. It’s a long story!
Getty Images Photos From The 1960 Presidential Election Night - Over 900 photos from this historic evening.
Election Night 1960 CBS News Coverage - Here’s a sampling of the news coverage from this night back in 1960.
Monday: I went to The Fish House yestereday and had a fantastic take-out meal from this popular local Peoria restaurant. You can see photos and read all about it tomorrow.
Tuesday and Wednesday: I’m taking these two days off to rehearse and prepare for the upcoming Marty Monologues show that’s happening in Chillicothe in about two weeks. Yikes!
Thursday: I’m going to post the second part of my Marty Monologues heart surgery story, and continue to rehearse for the show.
Friday: This will be week number seventeen of eating the entire Arby’s menu. I’m up to the Market Fresh section of the menu.
Saturday: We’ll be spotlighting another pizza pie on our weekly Pizzas of Peoria post.
So that’s what’s happening this week on MBIP. Have a lovely little Sunday and we’ll see you all tomorrow!
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