1960: The Making of the President [TURN TWO; PHASE ONE]

[Marshal]

ANNOUNCEMENT FROM VICE PRESIDENT NIXON
VIA PRESS SECRETARY KLEIN

When Vice President Nixon wins, we will launch a defense program the likes of which have never been seen before. Beyond bolstering our national security, this will also create a monumental amount of jobs for Americans like you.

[Aleph (Ishmael)]

JFK plays…

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…for its event text, placing 3 support cubes onto the defense issue

Nixon’s (@Marshal) actions are due 2026-03-10T01:00:00Z

If any mistakes have been made please inform me immediately

[Aleph (Ishmael)]

Nixon plays…

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… for its campaign points value, placing one support cube on the defense issue and one onto the economy issue.

MOMENTUM PHASE

Nixon loses 1 momentum token

Kennedy loses none.

Nixon wins the 2nd and 3rd Issues, Nixon has pre-selected to receive a momentum token from the 2nd issue victory

Issue Support decays.

Nixon has pre-selected to shift Defense into the 2nd issue slot, and Economy into the first issue slot

Campaign Strategy Phase

Both campaigns only have one card remaining, this moves them to their campaign strategy deck

Nixon deposits 5 cubes into the Political Capital bag, JFK deposits 2

Preparing Turn Two now…

[Aleph (Ishmael)]

Turn Two Phase One!

Nixon once again has the initiative!

Board State

Nixon must declare who acts first by 2026-03-10T01:00:00Z