Shortly before Richard Nixon resigned because of the Watergate scandal, Dr. Seuss changed the title of his book Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now! into Richard Nixon Will You Please Go Now! The whole story was published in the column of his friend Art Buchwald with every mention of Marvin K. Mooney replaced…
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Fun Fact: First Presidential Debate on Television
The first presidential debates to be televised on TV were in 1960 with Democratic candidate John F. Kennedy against then-Vice President and Republican Richard Nixon.
Fun Fact: David Eisenhower and Julie Nixon
Dwight D. Eisenhower’s grandson David married Richard Nixon’s daughter Julie.
Fun Fact: When Eisenhower Doomed Richard Nixon
During the 1960 Presidential elections, someone asked President Eisenhower what Vice President Richard Nixon had contributed to his presidency but couldn’t think of anything. His response was “Well, if you give me a week I might think of one.” Nixon would later lose to John F. Kennedy in the general election.
Fun Fact: How JFK Beat Nixon
In 1960, John F. Kennedy narrowly defeated Richard Nixon in the presidential election. Nixon campaigned in all fifty states (to the best extent), while JFK focused on battleground states.