Account For The Limits On Domestic Reform In The 1960’s There are numerous reasons for the limitation of domestic reform throughout the 1960’s, from Kennedy through Johnson to Nixon this essay will explore domestic reform in the United States in the 1960’s. John Fitzgerald Kennedy became President elect in President in November 1960. His opponent Richard Milhouse Nixon was a much more experienced politician, however Kennedy’s youthful vigour shone through in the first ever televised …showed first 75 words of 1213 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1213 total…In 1968 Richard Milhouse Nixon stood again for the presidency and with his appeal to the silent majority and ‘Peace with Honour’ platform in Vietnam, gained the presidency. With Nixon’s election there came a return to traditional conservative republicanism and Nixon began to roll back the mountains of legislation. The liberal trend which began with Roosevelt in the 30’s had reached it’s peak and fell violently back to earth with the election of Nixon.