Richard Nixon is about to make the Republicans the party of civil rights and it could cost him his career.The origin story of the most notorious American politician in modern history eventually sees him facing an insurrection in his own party on the eve of his coronation as their nominee. But before that a poor kid from Southern California has to battle his way to the top of the political food chain.Commie bashing, the most watched television broadcast in history and the moment the GOP changed forever on this episode of Raise The Dead.

0104 - Knife Fight In Tuxedos

Who reminds you of Donald Trump more? John F. Kennedy or Richard Nixon? Keep that thought to yourself for a second as I remind you that JFK and Nixon ran against each other in 1960. A member of a popular two-term administration ran against a phenom running without permission. The race saw a revolutionary use of new media. The side that lost tells anyone who will listen that nefarious outside help tipped the election. This is the story of 1960 and if we'd known more about it we'd have been less surprised when the events replayed themselves in 2016. John F. Kennedy only won one race for the White House and his slogan for that race was "Get American Moving Again" News dies and becomes history, but tonight? We Raise the Dead. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.