If not for Nixon's handling of accusations of voter fraud with dignity and unselfishness, this man may not have won the 1960 election for president.

Kennedy eked out a narrow plurality in the popular vote when he ran against Nixon but ended up winning in the electoral college with 303 votes versus Nixon's 219. There were voting irregularities in Illinois and Texas, prompting many, including Eisenhower, to urge Nixon to contest the results. He declined, saying it set a poor example to other nations just starting democracies for the U.S. to squabble over an election.

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