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1960 Presidential Election — John F. Kennedy defeats Richard Nixon

On November 8, 1960, Democratic Senator John F. Kennedy was elected president in a close contest with Republican Richard Nixon, marking the end of Dwight D. Eisenhower’s two-term administration.

The election produced a narrow victory that initiated the Kennedy administration and a consequential transfer of power from Eisenhower, shaping U.S. Cold War policy and domestic priorities for the early 1960s.

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