Reversal of alliances. Presidential elections in the USA in 1960-1972

States of America, spent thirteen and half years in the White House. He served eight years (1953-1961) as a vice president of president Dwight D. Eisenhower and then four and half years (1969-74) as a president. But there were eight years between these periods, because he lost the presidential election of 1960 to senator from Massachusetts, John F. Kennedy. The democratic candidate won with one of the smallest margin in the history of American presidential elections. The democratic head of the state was assassinated in 1963 in Dallas, Texas. His successor, Lyndon B. Johnson, realized all off Kennedy's intentions, which his predecessor couldn't enforce because of the great opposition in the Congress of the United States. But Johnson had (compared to Kennedy) two benefits. He spent six years ( 1955-61) as a leader of majority in the Senate and he was the most successful man, which has ever held this office. Because of this fact Johnson had a lot of experiences with negotiations with the senators and representatives. The second reason was the shock from death of Kennedy, which maintained Johnson' s position. What sets oť acts were conťirmed in this time? At the first place we have to mention the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which extended the civil rights, especially for the black people (mainly in the south)...