Retro Reads: As inauguration draws near, a look to the past
BY WENDY MIGDAL FOR THE FREE LANCE-STAR In January 1961, America prepared to inaugurate John F. Kennedy as the 35th president, and the White House shifted from Republican to Democrat. Though Kennedy won by the slimmest of margins in the popular vote, Virginia cast its 12 electoral votes for Richard Nixon. Nonetheless, the immediate area reflected the closeness of the race: While the city of Fredericksburg voted for Nixon, Spotsylvania, Stafford, King George and a large swath of southern Virginia went for Kennedy. An ad from the Nu-Way Rug Cleaners on William Street thanked Dwight ...
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