kennedy vs nixon
Both John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon were elected to Congress in 46, a year in which the New Deal took a serious beating as the Republicans regained control of Congress on the slogan "Had Enough?" Nixon of course, had campaigned against incumbent Jerry Voorhis on an anti-New Deal platform, but it's often forgotten that when JFK first ran for the House in 1946, he differentiated himself from his Democratic primary opposition by describing himself as a "fighting conservative." In private, Kennedy's antipathy to the traditional FDR New Deal was even more extensive.When Kennedy and Nixon were sworn in on the same day, both were already outspoken on the subject of the emerging Cold War. While running for office in 1946, Kennedy proudly told a radio audience of how he had lashed out against a left-wing group of Young Democrats for being naive on the subject of the Soviet Union, and how he had also attacked the emerging radical faction headed by Henry Wallace. Thus, when Kennedy entered the House, he was anything but "progressive" in his views of either domestic or foreign policy. It didn't take long for these two to form a friendship. Both were Navy men who had served in the South Pacific, and both saw themselves as oc
If Matthews puts any bias at all, he makes Kennedy look worse and Nixon look better. He makes Kennedy look as someone who never really had any political talent. He looks as someone who was just relying on money from his father. One the contrary, Matthews shows Nixon as one who has gotten a bad rap. He shows him as one who overcame adversity to help his country and who This book did a tremendous job portraying and inter-weaving two very important figures of the century. Matthews put all the information into a format that was easy to read and enjoyable. In my opinion this is a very relevant and intresting story that needed to be told. The American people deserve to know that the man they hold with such a high regard was not that great. Also, they should know that the man they all hate was not that bad a guy. This book gives the american people a good idea of what went on, and it may have been to the suprise of many americans. One aspect of this book that really impressed me was the detail that Matthews put into describing the campaign strategies of each man. Kennedy was a man who wanted to practically buy his position. Relying almost solely upon his father's influence and money, he achieved any goal that was put forth. By donating mass amounts of money and even pinning twenty-dollar bills to the jackets of citizens, he bought his votes by any means necessary. Also, Kennedy made good use of his sex appeal. Knowing that he was handsome, he won over thousands of female voters by having "tea-parties." the drama that surrounded the election of 1960 for President. Richard M. Nixon, however, remains a man that the United States hates to admit that existed . He is remembered as the man who appeared ghastly next to Kennedy in the Great Debate of 1960. His presidential administration is one that stole and deceived to get ahead. Nixon was a leader that lied to his citizens, the ones that voted him into office twice. cupying the vital center of their parties. Just as JFK lashed out against the New Deal and the radical wing of the Democratic party, so too did Richard Nixon distance himself from the right-wing of the Republican party. Nixon's support of Harry
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