The 1960's

The 1960's decade had a great election, which had never before seen in the history of the United States. John F. Kennedy the democratic candidate was against Richard Nixon the republican candidate. This was the first time that the debates between the candidates were on air in the national television and radio. In that time television was very popular, so it was a great way to promote the candidates elections. The television gave Kennedy a …

…troops. The extra army troops sent were not sufficient. The U.S. wanted to make war of attrition on the North Vietnamese, but it didn't work out like they wanted. In the spring many of the racial states exploded into racial fighting. Johnson approved the Voting Rights Act that gave the right to the people qualified to vote. Richard Nixon the republican candidate was elected president after President Johnson got out of democratic nomination in 1969.