war party-a political party that supports a war. Whig Party-a former political party in the United States; formed in 1834 in opposition to the Democratic Party; advocated a loose interpretation of the Constitution and high protective tariffs.
The United States presidential election of 1960 was the 44th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 8, 1960.The Republican Party nominated incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon, while the Democratic Party nominated John F. Kennedy, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts.ixon was the first candidate in American presidential electoral history to lose an election despite carrying a majority of the states. The 1960 presidential election was the closest election since 1916, which can be explained by a number of factors.
Expert answer by Matthew Burgess. Confidence votes 90.0K. Republican Richard Nixon (born January 9, 1913 in Yorba Linda; died April 22, 1994 in New York City, New York) served as the thirty-seventh President of the United States, between January 20, 1969 and August 9, 1974. He was preceded in the post by Lyndon B. Johnson, and succeeded by Gerald Ford.