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| Presidential Elections John F. Kennedy (Democratic)
Richard M. Nixon (Republican)
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| first televised debate held | Sept 26 |  |
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|  | | Popular Vote 49.7
49.5
| Electoral Vote 303
219
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| | July 25 | Democratic national convention held in Chicago |
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| | Oct 7,13,21 | further televised debates held |
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| Kennedy attempts invasion of Cuba, lacks support | April 1961 | |
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| | | | 1961 | Democrats caucus and elect Mike Mansfield as floor leader |
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| Military Assistance Command-Vietnam formed | 1962 | |
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| Republicans loose four Senate seats | 1962 | |
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| | | | April | business leaders denunciate Kennedy’s economic policies, stop proposed increase in steel prices |
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| | 1962 | segregationist Democrats attempt amendments to limit federal powers |
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| John F. Kennedy shot, Mansfield does not deliver speech | Novmbr 22 | |
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| South asked to achieve "first step compliance" in desegregation | 1963 | |
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| | | | Septmbr 25 | Kennedy and Mansfield push through Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty |
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| | 1963 | Sen. Jacob Javits declares the need for a binding code of conduct |
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| Presidential Elections Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
Barry M. Goldwater (Republican)
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| Senate passes strong Civil Rights Act and tax deduction measure | June 19 | |
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| Senate cooperates with Johnson to start "Great Society" | 1964 | |
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| Democratic national convention held in Atlantic City | August 24 | |
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| | | Popular Vote 61.1
38.5
| Electoral Vote 486
52
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| | June 10 | Senate invokes cloture for the first time on civil rights |
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| | July | bipartisan Select Committee on Standards and Conduct formed |
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| | August 7 | Senate passes "Gulf of Tonkin Resolution" by 88-2 |
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| | 1964 | National Election Service set up to provide quick election returns |
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| | | | 1965 | twenty five House liberals plea for hearings on Vietnam policy |
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| | | | 1966 | Democratic majorities reduced in Congress |
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| left-wing anti-war groups require military to protect Pentagon | October | |
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| | | | mid 1967 | Sen. Thomas Dodd censured for using campaign funds |
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| | Novmbr 18 | Governor Romney announces Republican candidacy for President |
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| Presidential Elections Richard M. Nixon (Republican)
Hubert H. Humphrey (Democratic)
George Wallace (A. Independent)
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| Johnson appoints advisory commission on civil disorders | March 2 | |
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| Johnson ends bombing raids, silences political opposition | March 31 | |
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| Nelson Rockefeller announces Republican liberal candidacy | April 30 | |
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| Democratic National Convention, plagued by demonstrations | August 26 | |
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| | | Popular Vote 43.4
42.7
13.5
| Electoral Vote 301
191
46
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| | Feb 1 | Nixon declares candidacy |
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| | March 16 | Robert Kennedy announces candidacy in Senate Caucus Room |
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| | April 27 | Hubert Humphrey declares candidacy |
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| | August 5 | Republican national convention at Miami |
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| | September 30 | Humphrey promised to end bombing if demilitarized zone restored |
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