Episode #365: John Kennedy #8: 1960 Campaign: Convention and the Race Against Nixon (1960)

Episode #365: John Kennedy #8: 1960 Campaign: Convention and the Race Against Nixon (1960)

John Kennedy #8: 1960 Campaign: Convention and the Race Against Nixon (1960); Topics covered include: 1960 Democratic Convention, Kennedy wins the nomination on the first ballot, Lyndon Johnson selected as VP nominee, addresses the Greater Houston Ministerial Association on the religion issue, televised debates against Richard Nixon, introduces the Peace Corps, provides aid to Martin Luther King, Jr., and his family, and Kennedy wins the presidency Key people include: Richard Daley, David Lawrence, Torby Macdonald, Ted Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Sam Rayburn, Adlai Stevenson, Harry Truman, Eleanor Roosevelt, Richard Nixon, Henry Cabot Lodge, Martin Luther King, Jr., Harris Wofford, Sargent Shriver, Coretta Scott King, Ted Sorensen, and Sam Giancana For more information on the "Presidential Chronicles" series, please visit https://www.presidentialchronicles.com/

Episode #364: John Kennedy #7: 1960 Campaign: Seeking the Democratic Nomination (1956-1960)

John Kennedy #7: 1960 Campaign: Seeking the Democratic Nomination (1956-1960); Topics covered include: Pre-election campaigning, birth of Caroline Kennedy, becomes a political celebrity, speaks out for Algerian independence, serves on the Senate Rackets Committee, campaign strategy: focus on the primaries, formally announced candidacy, the contested primaries in Wisconsin and West Virginia (including the religion issue), continues to face opposition including from former President Harry Truman, and readies for the Democratic Convention in Los Angeles Key people include: Ted Sorensen, Jacqueline Kennedy, Caroline Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Dwight Eisenhower, Bobby Kennedy, Vincent Celeste, Joe Kennedy, Adlai Stevenson, Stuart Symington, Hubert Humphrey, Franklin Roosevelt, Jr., Eleanor Roosevelt, and Harry Truman For more information on the "Presidential Chronicles" series, please visit https://www.presidentialchronicles.com/

Episode #363: John Kennedy #6: Searching for Courage (1953-1956)

John Kennedy #6: Searching for Courage (1953-1956); Topics covered include: U.S. Senator, St. Lawrence Seaway, Joe McCarthy and McCarthyism, back surgery and painful recovery, researches and writes "Profiles in Courage," wins the Pulitzer Prize, controversy over authorship and the Pulitzer, controversy over the censure vote on Joe McCarthy, 1956 presidential election, JFK seeks Democratic nomination for Vice President (finishes second), Jacqueline Kennedy delivers a stillborn child, and JFK's ongoing womanizing Key people include: Jacqueline Kennedy, Dwight Eisenhower, Joe McCarthy, Joe Kennedy, Bobby Kennedy, Joe Alsop, John Quincy Adams, Daniel Webster, Thomas Hart Benton, Sam Houston, Edmund Ross, Lucius Lamar, George Norris, Robert Taft, Ted Sorensen, Drew Pearson, Mike Wallace, Clark Clifford, Eleanor Roosevelt, Adlai Stevenson, Estes Kefauver, Arthur Schlesinger, George Smathers, and Lem Billings For more information on the "Presidential Chronicles" series, please visit https://www.presidentialchronicles.com/

Episode #362: John Kennedy #5: Moving on Up, Politically and Personally (1952-1953)

John Kennedy #5: Moving on Up, Politically and Personally (1952-1953); Topics covered include: Campaign for U.S. Senate against Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., victory, picking his Senate staff, dating Jacqueline Bouvier + engagement, wedding, and honeymoon Key people include: Paul Dever, Henry Cabot Lodge, Sr., Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., Dwight Eisenhower, Joe Kennedy, Bobby Kennedy, Ken O'Donnell, Larry O'Brien, Dave Powers, Eunice Kennedy, Rose Kennedy, Ted Reardon, Mary Davis, Evelyn Lincoln, Ted Sorensen, Jacqueline (Bouvier) Kennedy, John Buchan, Raymond Asquith, and Alan Seeger For more information on the "Presidential Chronicles" series, please visit https://www.presidentialchronicles.com/

Episode #361: John Kennedy #4: Taking Joe's Place (1945-1952)

John Kennedy #4: Taking Joe's Place (1945-1952); Topics covered include: End of World War II, JFK as a journalist, decision to enter politics, runs for Congress (and wins), role in the House (extremely limited), social life in the House, extensive travels, and relationship with brother Bobby Key people include: Joe Kennedy, Sr., Joe Kennedy, Jr., Winston Churchill, Clement Attlee, Harry Truman, Joseph Stalin, James Curley, Tip O'Neill, Billy Sutton, Joe Russo, George Smathers, Kathleen (Kick) Kennedy, William Cavendish, Daniel Davis, Rose Kennedy, and Bobby Kennedy For more information on the "Presidential Chronicles" series, please visit https://www.presidentialchronicles.com/