John F. Kennedy ran against Richard Nixon and won
It was Richard Nixon who was standing against Kennedy and not Eishenhower in the year 1960.
Vice President Richard Nixon
The first televised presidential debate was between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon on Septermber 26,1960.
Richard Nixon. One of the important events in the election was the first TV debate between Nixon and Kennedy. Nixon looked dead on TV and Kennedy looked young and smart. It gave him the election.
Nixon. Kennedy was elected in his 40's and Nixon was closer to 60
The cast of Kennedy-Nixon Debate - 1960 includes: Richard Nixon as himself
1960, with John F. Kennedy versus Richard M. Nixon. Radio listeners thought that Nixon won but TV viewers gave the debate to Kennedy.
John F. Kennedy debated Richard M. Nixon in the first televised Presidential debate
Kennedy performed much better than Nixon on television
John F. Kennedy won the 1960 presidential election defeating Richard Nixon. In the 1960 presidential election John F. Kennedy received 303 electoral votes, Richard Nixon received 219 electoral votes, and Harry Byrd received 15 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Kennedy 34,226,731 and Nixon 34,108,157.
No. John F. Kennedy won the 1960 presidential election defeating Richard Nixon. Richard Nixon won the 1968 presidential election defeating Hubert Humphrey. Incumbent President Richard Nixon won reelection in the 1972 presidential election defeating George McGovern.