Vietnam War and the 1960s The decade of the 1960s was a very violent and socially changing time in the United States. From the political changes, brought about by the assassination of John F. Kennedy, the Vietnam War, the Counterculture movement and to the Civil Rights Movement. In 1960 Kennedy was one of the many Democratic aspirants for the party's presidential nomination. He put together, however, a well-financed, highly organized campaign and won on the first …
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