4-5&4-10+Elections+of+1952+and+1960

=__The 1952 Presidential Election__=

Read only under the heading "Campaigning for the Vice-Presidency" in this article about the [|1952 election.]

1. Why did Eisenhower chose Nixon as his running mate?

1952 Presidential Election Map:


Republican-Red Democrat-Blue 2. According to the map, who won the election of 1952?
 * ||  ||   ||   |||||||| Electoral |||||||| Popular ||
 * [[image:http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/images/spacer.gif width="1" height="1"]] || Political Party || Presidential Nom. || VP Nom. || # || [[image:http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/images/spacer.gif width="10" height="8"]] || [[image:http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/images/spacer.gif width="10" height="8"]] || % || [[image:http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/images/spacer.gif width="10" height="8"]] || # || [[image:http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/images/spacer.gif width="10" height="8"]] || % ||
 * [[image:http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/images/spacer.gif width="1" height="1"]] ||
 * [[image:http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/images/spacer.gif width="15" height="20"]] || Republican || [[image:http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/images/icons/check_tick.gif width="20" height="16" align="absMiddle"]]Dwight D. Eisenhower || Richard M. Nixon || 442 || [[image:http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/images/spacer.gif width="10" height="8"]] || [[image:http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/images/spacer.gif width="10" height="8"]] || 83.2 || [[image:http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/images/spacer.gif width="10" height="8"]] || 33,777,945 || [[image:http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/images/spacer.gif width="10" height="8"]] || 54.9 ||
 * [[image:http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/images/spacer.gif width="15" height="20"]] || Democratic || [[image:http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/images/spacer.gif width="20" height="1"]]Adlai Stevenson || John Sparkman || 89 || [[image:http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/images/spacer.gif width="10" height="8"]] || [[image:http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/images/spacer.gif width="10" height="8"]] || 16.8 || [[image:http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/images/spacer.gif width="10" height="8"]] || 27,314,992 || [[image:http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/images/spacer.gif width="10" height="8"]] || 44.4 ||

Read "A New Command" on P.653-654" of your text.

3. What strategy did Eisenhower employ to control his administration?

=__**1960 Presidential Campaign**__=

Video Clips from the Kennedy vs Nixon Debates:

[|Kennedy-Nixon Debates]

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4. In your opinion, who looked and sounded more appealling?

Read about the [|Great Debates of 1960.] 5. How did the television affect the opinions of voters in the 1960 election? Read "Campaign Issues" on p. 656 of your textbook. 6 What strategy did Nixon implement in his campaign that may have cost him the election?

1960 Presidential Election Map:


Republican-Red Democrat-Blue Byrd-Yellow
 * || Political Party || Presidential Nom. || VP Nom. || # || [[image:http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/images/spacer.gif width="10" height="8"]] || [[image:http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/images/spacer.gif width="10" height="8"]] || % || [[image:http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/images/spacer.gif width="10" height="8"]] || # || [[image:http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/images/spacer.gif width="10" height="8"]] || % ||
 * [[image:http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/images/spacer.gif width="1" height="1"]] ||
 * [[image:http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/images/spacer.gif width="15" height="20"]] || Democratic || [[image:http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/images/icons/check_tick.gif width="20" height="16" align="absMiddle"]]John F. Kennedy || Lyndon B. Johnson || 303 || [[image:http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/images/spacer.gif width="10" height="8"]] || [[image:http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/images/spacer.gif width="10" height="8"]] || 56.4 || [[image:http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/images/spacer.gif width="10" height="8"]] || 34,226,731 || [[image:http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/images/spacer.gif width="10" height="8"]] || 49.7 ||
 * [[image:http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/images/spacer.gif width="15" height="20"]] || Republican || [[image:http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/images/spacer.gif width="20" height="1"]]Richard M. Nixon || Henry Cabot Lodge || 219 || [[image:http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/images/spacer.gif width="10" height="8"]] || [[image:http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/images/spacer.gif width="10" height="8"]] || 40.8 || [[image:http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/images/spacer.gif width="10" height="8"]] || 34,108,157 || [[image:http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/images/spacer.gif width="10" height="8"]] || 49.5 ||
 * [[image:http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/images/spacer.gif width="15" height="20"]] || Democratic || [[image:http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/images/spacer.gif width="20" height="1"]]Harry F. Byrd || Strom Thurmond || 15 || [[image:http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/images/spacer.gif width="10" height="8"]] || [[image:http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/images/spacer.gif width="10" height="8"]] || 2.8 || [[image:http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/images/spacer.gif width="10" height="8"]] || 0 || [[image:http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/images/spacer.gif width="10" height="8"]] ||  ||

7. According to the map, who won the election of 1960?

8. Compare the maps of the 1952 and 1960 elections. What states changed party? Can you think of any reasons why?