# Canonical recap data for John F. Kennedy's Election (1960)
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slug: kennedy-election-1960
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1960/kennedy-election-1960"
title: John F. Kennedy's Election
subtitle: Kennedy's narrow victory over Nixon, aided by television's emerging power, ushered in a new generation of political leadership and media influence.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1960-01-02
endDate: 1960-11-08
datePrecision: day
year: 1960
decade: 1960
country:
name: United States
slug: united-states
summaryShort: The 1960 presidential campaign of John F. Kennedy, then junior United States senator from Massachusetts, was formally launched on January 2, 1960, as Senator Kennedy announced his intention to seek the Democratic Party nomination for the presidency of the United States in the 1960 presidential election.
summaryLong: The 1960 presidential campaign of John F. Kennedy, then junior United States senator from Massachusetts, was formally launched on January 2, 1960, as Senator Kennedy announced his intention to seek the Democratic Party nomination for the presidency of the United States in the 1960 presidential election.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/John_F._Kennedy%2C_White_House_color_photo_portrait.jpg/1280px-John_F._Kennedy%2C_White_House_color_photo_portrait.jpg"
heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "John F. Kennedy"
importance: 85
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Kennedy_1960_presidential_campaign"
  title: John F. Kennedy's election
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- election
metaDescription: The 1960 presidential campaign of John F. Kennedy, then junior United States senator from Massachusetts, was formally launched on January 2, 1960, as Senator Ke
wikidataQid: Q29093696
