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What if Nixon had managed to defeat JFK in 1960? It was a pretty close election, after all. Had he won, how might things have gone differently? Would we have had detente with the Soviets and China somewhat sooner? Would the Cuban Missle Crisis have happened, and if it had, would there have been a different outcome? What about the domestic front? Vietnam wasn't happening yet, but it was on the horizon, and the Civil Rights struggle was ongoing. Lastly, could Nixon have managed to win a second term, or would he have lost to Kennedy (probably the nominee), in 1964?

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