Governor Rockefeller interview.
"I have no doubt in my mind I will elected President of the United States next year.
November 22.1963:
Time"8'30 a.m.
President Kennedy left the white house to get on air force one. accompanying him is the first lady
Mrs.. Jaqueline Kennedy.
11:30 p.m.
Lee Harvey Oswald is at home
.he places his rifle in a bag just before going to work.
12:30 p.m.
President Kennedy is riding in 1961 blue convertible Lincoln with Jacqueline Kennedy. governor Connolly. Elie Connolly his wife.
Weighing heavily on the presidents mind is his reelection campaign .He believe his opponent to be Nelson Rockefeller.
12;45 p.m.
Former vice president Richard Nixon is waiting for a taxi .He has just came out of a Pepsi cocola meeting. Hey Dick are you running for president in 64?a curious
bystander asks the former vice president. who me?nah! am done with politics.
1:15 p.m.
shoots ring out in Dallas, President Kennedy is shot in the left shoulder. Governor Connolly was heard screaming "there going to kill us all!"
2:20 p.m.
The rifle belonging to Lee Harvey Oswald is found by authorities in a trash can. by now. Dallas Police officer J.D. Tippet found Oswald on his way to a nearby hotel in main street and apprehended him after Oswald attempted nd failed to shot the police officer.
mean while, at parkland hospital President Kennedy "s shoulder is being treated. outside the operating room
Jaqueline Kennedy is waiting by her is secret service agent Clint Hill. He assures the first lady. "I am sure Jack will pull through."
A
s of now vice president Lyndon Baines Johnson was the man in charge of the great country known as the United States.
A nervous secret service agent almost fired his gun at Vice President Johnson as he stepped out of the men's rest room on air force two.
While on air force two Johnson spoke to the president "s brother Robert Kennedy.
Johnson: Hey Bobby am handling it! with that Johnson slams down the phone and yells at a secret service age t to get him a cup a orange juice.
ya ,the bastards got it Bobby Kennedy thought to himself. Hope fully Bobby Kennedy thought aloud even his wife
Ethel could hear he would not attempt to unseat his brother.
February 5,1964
Gilligan's Island debuts on t.v. as a piolet Jerry Van Dyke plays the title character it will air as a t.v. movie never a series.
March 16.1964
The British rock band the Beatles debut on American shores they are a big hit with the American youth.
March 17.1964
Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald begins.
March 19.1964
Vice President Lyndon Johnson announces he will not be on the ticket in 1964
.There is speculation either Hubert Humphrey or Terry Sanford will be taking Johnsons place.
Republican National convention:
Many people believed governor of New York Nelson Rockefeller was assured victory in the 64 republican nomination process but alas that was not to be the case. Actually
Happy Rockefeller gave birth to Nelson Junior which gave the California primary to Arizona senator Barry Goldwater.
The New York Governor was pissed this man he considered a extremist had won the nomination he felt he should win and when he called Goldwater out on his extremism he was met with boos and hiss as he walked past g.e. spokesman former actor Ronald Reagan he wanted to give him the middle finger but did not do it.
Goldwater at the podium spoke of letting the states choose how they could govern and a more libertine philosophy,
Democratic 1964 Convention.
Rhode Island senator John Pastore gave a fiery speech at the convention. which many would never forget. Florida Governor Leroy Collins came on stage with President Kennedy and was met with a loud aplause. While Collins had not gotten the chance for run on a national ticket as running mate in 1960 has he wished his dream came true 4 years later.
The Trial of Lee Harvey Oswald
Oswald was sentenced to 78 years of prison for attempting to kill the president of the united states . Oswald attempted to plead his innocence but evidence was overwhelming. News reports of the trial kept the incident of how the president almost lost his life in the papers.
1964 Presidential Debate::
In 1960 there was the first ever presidential debate between Vice President
Richard M. Nixon and senator John F. Kennedy.
Four years later the President was defending his admiration while Goldwater
was getting segregationist interested in his presidency by speaking of states rights and a tougher stance between the Soviet union and Cuba
President Kennedy reminded Americans of the close call of w.w.3 over Cuba and hoped Liberal Republican s would back him instead of Goldwater.
1964
John Kennedy}Leroy Collins
Electoral .vote.400
pop.41.16.09
Barry Goldwater}Gerald Ford
Electoral. Vote. 87
27.18.07
It was a victory for president Kennedy
although the democrats won many house senate seats governorships. Taft won his senate seat, in Ohio senate seat.in New York. Keating narrowly won reelection.
January 30.1965.
At president Kennedy's inaugural ball January 20.1965. Pop singer Tony Benet sings his hit song "rags to riches".
Events 2nd term of President Kennedy
March 30.1965
Vice President Leroy Collins. senators Hubert Humphrey. Edward M. Kennedy
Martin Luther King watch as President Kennedy sign
1. civil rights act of 1965 into law.
2. April 16.1965
President Kennedy announces
Special forces only in south Vietnam. Many in Kennedys staff disagree with his decision not to send combat troops.
June 14.1965
The daughter of Vice President Johnson married actor George Hamilton.
July 19.1965.
Star Trek is picked up as a series. Jeff Hunter Leonard Nimoy will remain in series. a unknown actress will replace Majel Barret as number one unfortunately this will end the relationship between Gene Rodenberry creator of star trek and the actress.
later. Deforest Kelly. Loyed Haynes, James Hong. James Dohan will join the cast it will last till 1968.
1967 World Series
Both Governor Rockefeller and President Kennedy are seated together watching the world series. "you know Mr. President am going to give it another go . Rockefeller tells Jack Kennedy. I wish you luck i think either my v.p. or even Humphrey may give you competition. heck we got a actor as governor in California imagine a actor as president! he may run against you I wish you the best of luck Governor.
August 12.1968
Vice President Leroy Collins announces he will run for senator of his home state Florida
Also. Robert F. Kennedy announces he will run for Massachusetts governor one day in the future..
Democratic And Republican National Convention 1968
Senators Hubert Humphrey .Henry "Scoop Jackson combeite in Democratic primaries. In the Republican field it is George Romney. Nelson Rockefeller
Ronald Reagan and Richard Nixon. with Nelson Rockefeller waiting for a brokered convention.
Romney soon proves gaffe prone and drops out .Nixon wins the nomination.
1968
Richard Nixon{John Volpe
Electoral College 333 pop. 37.18.09
{Terry Sanford /Henry Jackson
Terry Sanford was particularly keen to challenge Alabama governor George Wallace in 1968 Democratic primaries. "That man(Wallace) is an outright racist. SANFORD WOULD easily defeat his opponent but Wallace would form the American Independent party..
Hubert Humphrey retires from politics
Richard Nixon had lost the presidential election in 1960 against Kennedy .lost governors race in 62 against Pat Brown .while nobody loves a loser everyone likes a comeback story and Nixon proved to be one he defeated George Romney. Governor Reagan to become the 1968 republican nominee. He told Senator Thurmond quite frankly there was no need for a southern strategy and he could have a liberal running mate and win. President Kennedy hoped his v.p. would run but he sought the Florida senate and easily won a seat there.. Nixon opponent would be governor Sanford and Governor Wallace would attempt to be a spoiler.AT night he dreamed of walking past the portrait of John Kennedy as he walked down the white house corridors.
Charles Percy was considered the Republican answer to John Kennedy. But did not seek the 1968 Republican nomination,
Nominee Ronald Reagan .Pierre Salinger
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 3,439,174 3,138,607
President Kennedy's former press secretary Pierre Salinger won 1970 Democratic primary in a upset victory over assemblyman Jesse unruh unfortunately that was not enough to defeat Governor Reagan..
01/20/1969: Richard Nixon inaugurated
Nixon is sworn into office as the thirty-sixth. President of the United States.
02/23/1969: Nixon visits Brussels
Nixon begins an eight-day European visit in Brussels.
03/04/1969: Warning to Viet Cong
Nixon warns that the United States will take action in the event of a new Viet Cong offensive.
8/08/1969:Nixon proposes welfare reform
Nixon discloses his program for welfare reform, which includes the Family Assistance Plan.
10/31/1969: Self sufficiency in Latin America
Nixon declares that Latin America must be responsible for its own social and economic progress.
Anthony belinson defeats max rafferty to become next senator of California
John v.Lindsey narrowly wins reelection as second term as n.y.c. Mayor
Neil Armstrong walks in the moon.
ew York City mayoral election, 1969
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Candidate John Lindsay Mario Procaccino John J. Marchi
Party Liberal Democratic Republican
Alliance Independent Civil Service Conservative (N.Y.)
Popular vote 1,012,633 831,772 542,411
Percentage 42.36% 34.79% 22.69%
In 1965.Conservative t.v. host william F.Buckley lost to john v. Lindsay for mayor he did not want Lindsay to win a 2nd term so he put as much in the conservative opponent campaign a she possibly could not wanting a dam liberal to win the new york's mayors election,.unfortunately for Buckley and many conservative s in New York city Lindsay did win..
03/24/1970: Aims to end segregation
The administration announces that it will seek to end de jure segregation, or segregation by law, though de facto segregation or segregation in practice is still common.
04/23/1970: Nixon sends in contact troops to Vietnam.south.north Vietnam permanent cease fire.
06/17/1970: Request for wage and price restraint
Nixon addresses the nation through television, asking for wage and price restraint.
07/09/1970: Creating the EPA
Nixon puts forth a plan to reorganize federal environmental agencies, leading to the establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency.
07/20/1970: Potential Vietnamese open election
Nixon states in a news conference that the United States would accept a coalition government in Vietnam if it was chosen in an open election.
07/23/1970: Interagency Committee on Intelligence
Nixon approves a plan to form an Interagency Committee on Intelligence to coordinate operations against domestic targets, namely anti-war leftists and suspected communists.
08/12/1970: Postal Service established
Nixon approves and signs the Postal Reorganization Act, which establishes an independent United States Postal Service.
09/18/1970: Nixon meets Golda Meir
Nixon meets with Israeli Premier Golda Meir to talk about problems in the Middle East.
Nixon had awaken to another strange dream. His wife pat laid sleeping he got up put on his clothes walked across the white house halls. he stopped and looked at a picture of president Kennedy stared at it and continued walking.
1972
President Richard Nixon/ John Volpe
309/37.12
Senator Henry scoop Jackson)Wilbur miles
211/ 34,14
New amendment is passed by Congress that there can be no vacancy in the office of the vice presidency.
09/30/1974: Economic Policy Board formed
Presidetn Nixon
creates the Economic Policy Board, which will oversee all aspects of economic policy.
10/08/1974: Tax hike and spending cuts
President Nixon speaks to a joint session of Congress. He calls for a temporary 5 percent tax hike, cuts in federal spending, and the creation of a voluntary inflation-fighting organization, named “Whip Inflation Now” (WIN).
10/15/1974: Federal Elections Campaign Act presient
Nixon signs the Federal Elections Campaign Act of 1974, the most significant attempt at campaign finance reform since the 1920s.
Governor Ronald Reagan announces rumours of him running for president in 76 true Nixon in private tells anyone who willlisten he does not support the california governor for president.
11/05/1974: Democrats gain seats
In the off-year elections, Democrats are victorious all over the country. They gain 43 House seats and 3 Senate seats, giving them a majority in both Houses of Congress. They also gain 4 governorships.
pop culture
1. Captain Beyond band have platinum album with sufficiently breathless.
2. 1971.Roddy
Mcdowall, James Franciscus, George Furth. star in planet of apes t.v.series released sometime after 68. film with charlton heston.series last 3 years.gold key does comic series
Gil Peterson.
The c.b.s t.v. series of planet of apes blew the competition out of the water!!!
Roddy McDowall Debbie Watson star in 67 film the cool ones although the film is a bomb the album soundtrack goes to number 4 on the top 40 in 67.
3. Roddy McDowall plays a British police officer in American version of Dixon of dock green after doing legend of hell house.
4.muhamed Allie defeats Joe Frasier after 12 rounds.
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