Politics

Campaign Manager 2008

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Middle/High
Time to Play: 
30
Min. Players: 
2
Max. Players: 
2
Return: 
High
Rules: 
Campaign Manager Rules

A modern U.S. presidential campaign is one of the most amazing organizational endeavors undertaken by man. In 2008, John McCain and Barack Obama collectively spent $2.4 billion dollars on their efforts to be elected President of the United States. That is more money than the federal government devoted to the Manhattan Project. It is a larger figure than the gross domestic product of 32 countries. You could purchase three 50-story skyscrapers for the same amount. So, when we talk about running a U.S.

Elections | Politics | U.S. History

1960: The Making of the President

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High
Time to Play: 
120
Min. Players: 
2
Max. Players: 
2
Return: 
High
Rules: 
1960 Rules

All elections are turning points, but the presidential election of 1960 holds a special place in American history. The 1950s had been a period of unparalleled economic growth and US global power. Richard Nixon served as President Eisenhower's Vice President through most of the period. Nixon's humble origins gave him a common touch that appealed to the small town, idyllic America encompassed by the spirit of the 1950s. John F. Kennedy, was Nixon's mirror image: charming, Harvard educated and the scion of an American political dynasty.

1960 | John F. Kennedy | Politics | Richard Nixon | U.S. History | United States
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