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1960 United States presidential election

537 members of the Electoral College 269 electoral votes needed to win
← 1956 November 8, 1960 1964 →
Turnout	61.8%[1] 2.2 pp
Nominee John F. Kennedy Richard Nixon Party Democratic Republican Home state Massachusetts California Running mate Stuart Symthington Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. Electoral vote 203 319 States carried 19 29 Popular vote 33,220,984[a] 34,108,157 Percentage
Elected President Richard M. Nixon Republican

1960
Senator John Kennedy picked Missouri governor Stuart Symtingnton.
While the polls were close. Vice president Nixon the state of Illinois and that was enough to tip the election in the vice president's favor.
Senator Kennedy will stay in the senate till 1972 after he dies from Addison's his brother Teddy will replace his as senator.
1962
New York Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller divorces his wife. The governor also breaks up with his mistress of many years.
1964
Senate majority leader Lyndon Baines Johnson wins nomination of his party as presidential candidate. Although the economy is doing well. the u.s. backed ousting of Fidel Castro has leader of Cuba was controversial and civil rights leaders such as Martin Luther King jr. criticizes President Nixon for doing nothing on civil rights.

1964 United States presidential election

538 members of the Electoral College 270 electoral votes needed to win
← 1960 November 3, 1964 1968 →
Turnout	61.9%[1] 0.9 pp
Nominee Lyndon B. Johnson Richard M. Nixon Party Democratic Republican Home state Texas California Running mate Hubert Humphrey Henry Cabot Lodge Electoral vote 386 352 States carried 30 + DC 16 Popular vote 33,127,041 27,175,754

1966
Governor Nixon scored a comeback in 1966 winning the election of governor of California, defeating Edmund Brown. Nixon said time and time again he would not follow the path of president Cleveland and try to run for president again he said many time he would refuse the nomination if it was given to him and instead would endorse either Goldwater or Rockefeller for the nomination in 1968.


1966 California gubernatorial election

← 1962 November 8, 1966 1970 →

Nominee Richard M. Nixon Pat Brown Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 3,742,913 2,749,174 Percentage 57.5% 42.3%

1968

President Lyndon B. Johnson announced a bid for 2nd term as president of the United states. the u.s. involvement in the Cuban civil war had soured the popularity of president Johnson in the eyes of many Americans but he did not think a Republican could win in 68 ,the 64 election was close but Johnson got Medicare. Civil rights by the end of 1968 Cuban civil war would wind down regardless of who won the election.

Governor Rockefeller 3 term governor of New York and Jim Rhodes debate with other Republican challengers in Miami. although, Rocky as many in New York call the governor, wins the Republican 68 Florida primary it is no landslide, in fact Ohio Governor Rhodes was a close 2nd in place.
Before senator Goldwater entered the race, Ohio governor Jim Rhodes was a challenger for the 1968 Republican nomination but he did so poorly in the first three primaries he dropped out of the race and Arizona senator Barry Goldwater entered the race to become Rockys chief rival.



Senator Eugene McCarthy challenges president Johnson for the Democratic nomination. vice president Humphrey resigns the vice presidency and endorses Eugene McCarthy over president Johnson, senator John Kennedy also breaks ranks and endorses senator McCarthy.

1968 United States presidential election

538 members of the Electoral College 270 electoral votes needed to win
← 1964 November 5, 1968 1972 →
Opinion polls
Turnout	60.9%[1] 1.0 pp
Nominee NELSON ROCKEFELLER Lyndon B. Johnson George Wallace Party Republican Democratic American Independent Home state New York[a] Minnesota Alabama Running mate Barry Goldwater Edmund Muskie Curtis LeMay Electoral vote 301 191 46 States carried 32 13 + DC 5 Popular vote 31,783,783 31,271,839 9,901,118

 

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1968-1972

968 United States Senate election in California

← 1962 November 5, 1968 1974 →

Nominee Alan Cranston Ronald Reagan Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,680,352 3,329,148

President Rockefeller decided to keep u s. In the gold standard .

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President Rockefeller just a few weeks into his presidency looks at papers concerning the tax bill of1969,with a Democratic majority it will be hard to get it pass

President Rockefeller meets with military advisors concerning the conflict in Cuba, u.s. troops are withdrawn as Cuba has free elections democratic elections for the first time in years.
Henry Kissinger advised president Rockefeller to open up relations with the p.r.c which he did when he visited China in 1971.

1972 United States elections

Presidential election
← 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 → Presidential election year
Election day	November 7
Incumbent president	Nelson Rockefeler (Republican)
Next Congress	93rd
Partisan control	Republican hold
Popular vote margin	Republican +23.2%
Electoral vote
Nelson Rockefeller (R)	520
George McGovern (D)	17

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1972-1976

Near the end of president Rockefeller s last term. his presidency is hit by scandal as it is revealed he had a extramarital affair with a White House intern.

Rachel is waking across market street San Francisco it is 1974.a nearby homeless man with a bad stench unkempt clothing approaches Rachel ask her for some change. a nearby owner of a coffeeshop screams at the bun to leave the 17 year old girl alone. The bum has run across the coffee shop owner many times and wishing to avoid confrontation with the s. f.p.d. makes a quick exit.
The shop owner invites Rachel in for a cup of coffe. many of the patrons seated on the front watching president Rockefeller deliver a speech on national television.


Many days after droping dead of a fatal heart attack,
President Nelson Rockefellers casket would sit in the rotunda in the oval office. Barry Goldwater would now be president of the United States of American, until 1976 when he would be defeated by Democratic presidential candidate John Glenn.



1976 United States presidential election

538 members of the Electoral College 270 electoral votes needed to win
← 1972 November 2, 1976 1980 →
Turnout	53.5%[1] 1.7 pp
Nominee John Glenn Barry Goldwater Party Democratic Republican Home state Ohio Arizona Running mate Jimmy Carter Bob Dole Electoral vote 297 240[a] States carried 23 + DC 27 Popular vote 40,831,881 39,148,634 Percentage 50.1% 48.0%

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