Threat Of War Evidence in 1960 Campaign Debates
The piece compares Kennedy and Nixon on defense spending and arms control. It notes Kennedy’s push for nuclear capacity and a shift to missile programs, and Nixon’s insistence on military superiority with budget focus. It mentions Eisenhower’s surplus forecast and NASA Mercury funding shifts under tight budgets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
John F. Kennedy
Velop
Kennedy
Atomic Energy Commission
Pentagon
Free World
Nixon
America
Eisenhower
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Political Factions Strive For Power
Analysis of party lines shows both Democrats and Republicans contain liberal and conservative wings. The piece cites Northern versus Southern Democrats and conservative Republicans like Goldwater and Bridges, noting cross-party alliances can block liberal legislation. It profiles Bowles and Rossiter on party divisions and future directions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton Rossiter
Cornell
America
Byrd
Russell
Talmadge
Humphrey
Douglas
Morse
Party of
Goldwater, Capehart and
Bridges
Chester Bowles
Bowles
Congress
Rockefeller
Rossiter
Democratic Party
Barnard Students Engage in Election Campaigns
Barnard College students join both parties with one group of eighty Democrats and about twenty Republicans. Activists work on literacy drives in East Harlem and voter outreach at subway stations while Government 9 students gain practical political experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Students
Nixon
Kennedy
Barnard
East Harlem
Government 9
Queensborough Bridge
Charles Lieber
Dorothy Bell
Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 pass
Congress enacts the Landrum Griffin act in 1959 to curb union power. The measure requires financial reports by officials and employers, regulates elections, bans corrupt practices, and extends oversight over union and management dealings. It represents a compromise among earlier bills and faces political debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Landrum-Griffin
McClellan Committee
Senate
John Kennedy
Secretary of Labor
Barry Goldwater
Congress
House
Eis
Enhower
Kennedy
Landrum
Griffin
NLRB
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Abbe Fessenden
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Los Angeles
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