NIXON ASKS MISSISSIPPI DEMOCRATS TO VOTE REPUBLICAN
Jackson, Mississippi (JFK+50) Republican presidential nominee Vice-President Richard M. Nixon spoke on September 24, 1960 from the steps of the Governor's Mansion here in Jackson.
The Vice-President noted that his appearance represented the first time in a century that a presidential candidate of either party had campaigned in the state of Mississippi.
Mr. Nixon asked for the support of all voters in the state. The Vice-President reminded his audience that it was American tradition to put country before party in electing a President of the United States. He said...
"I know this is a hard state to win for a Republican candidate (but) we ask for the support of not only Republicans, but of Democrats in this great state."
JFK+50 NOTE
The final vote tally in Mississippi in 1960 was JFK 108,362, RMN 73,561. Since 1980, Mississippi has gone Republican. In 1960, Nixon won Florida, Tennessee, Kentucky & Virginia while JFK carried Mississippi, North & South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, Arkansas & Texas.
SOURCE
"Transcript of Remarks by the Vice President, Governor's Mansion Steps, Jackson, MS," September 24, 1960. The American Presidency Project, www.presidency.ucsb.edu/
Governor's Mansion
Jackson, Mississippi
Photo by Michael Barera (2018)
