Who did Donald Trump model his 2016 campaign after? Richard Nixon or John F. Kennedy?

As we tell the story of the 1960 election, the answer might surprise you.

The story starts a plan. Old Joe Kennedy’s plan.

His son, the future first Irish Catholic president, is in an airplane about to strike a decisive blow against Hitler in 1944.

His son, the future first Irish Catholic president, is giving a career-defining speech at the Democratic National Convention in 1956.

The journey between these moments sets into motion a conflict only resolved with the 1960 election between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon. The process invents templates and sets precedents Barack Obama and Donald Trump use successfully decades later.

So who did Donald Trump model his 2016 campaign after? Well John F. Kennedy only won one campaign for the White House and his slogan was “Get America Moving Again.”

If 1960 is so important, why don’t you know more about it?