Question

Why did President John F. Kennedy travel to Dallas, Texas, in November 1963?

A) to celebrate passage of the Civil Rights Act

B) to participate in a Thanksgiving Day parade

C) to participate in a televised debate with Richard Nixon


D) to mend political fences for his 1964 reelection bid

Answer 1

D is the correct answer.

The wings of the Democratic party in Texas were fighting, in particular the Yarboroughs and John Connally.

Kennedy went down to Texas to mend fences before he ran for reelection in 1964.

Answer 2

it is D. to mend political fences for his 1964 reelection