... Day, men trucked voters from poll to poll so they could vote numerous times. Other men stood outside the voting booths and made sure the citizens cast their vote for Kennedy. Some people decided to voice their opinion against casting their vote for Kennedy, but that was nothing haggling or other violent threats could not fix. Mob families were stationed in various cities around ... the country, some much larger than others. Even outside the city of Chicago, Daley and the mob also had the help of many legislatures and ward bosses that controlled the working class Italians, Hispanics, Pol...

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... , vigorous image contributed to his appeal. While recovering from back surgery, he wrote Profiles in Courage, about Americans who had taken unpopular but moral stands. The book won a Pulitzer Prize and made Kennedy a national name. Ambitious to win the presidency in 1960, young Senator Kennedy sought a head start on his rivals, making speeches and television appearances constantly and wooing key Democratic ... convertible in California, looked relaxed, confident, and handsome. Those who listened to the debate on the radio thought that Nixon had won. But the vast majority saw the electio...

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