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The Democratic platform in 1960 was the longest yet. [8] They called for a loosening of tight economic policy: "We Democrats believe that the economy can and must grow at an average rate of 5 percent annually, almost twice as fast as our annual rate since 1953...As the first step in speeding economic growth, a Democratic president will put an end to the present high-interest-rate, tight-money ...
Title Director Cast Genre/Note The 3rd Voice: Hubert Cornfield: Edmond O'Brien, Laraine Day, Julie London: Mystery: 20th Century Fox: 12 to the Moon: David Bradley: Ken Clark, Tom Conway, Michi Kobi
From March 8 to June 7, 1960, voters and members of the Democratic Party elected delegates to the 1960 Democratic National Convention through a series of caucuses, conventions, and primaries, partly for the purpose of nominating a candidate for President of the United States in the 1960 election.
Kennedy’s landslide victory in 1960 finally solidified the transformation of Massachusetts into a Democratic stronghold in the modern era. For the first time in American presidential history, in 1960, a Democrat broke 60% of the vote in Massachusetts, and thus Kennedy's 60.22%. Religion was a major dividing factor in shaping the vote in 1960.
The movie, based on a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, was remade in 2006, a version poorly reviewed despite an all-star cast that includes Sean Penn, Jude Law, Kate Winslet and Anthony Hopkins. 28 ...
1960 United States presidential election debates No. Date and time Host Location Moderator Participants Key: P Participant Republican Democratic; Vice President Richard Nixon of California Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts; 1 Monday, September 26, 1960 9:30 –10:30 p.m. EDT [5] WBBM-TV studios Chicago, Illinois: Howard K. Smith of CBS ...
Today there are zero Democrats in statewide offices, 42 Democratic mayors and the party holds a superminority in the Indiana General Assembly. In rural parts of the state, where Republicans have a ...
While the rise of Democrats in O.C. has made all the headlines, the facts on the ground tell a different story. In terms of local political power, Republicans still rule — and it's not even close.