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Norbert Dreiling was the one to approach Kennedy and ask if he would visit and campaign. Gonzalez went on to explain that, although Kansas was a very republican state, his campaign changed the way how the parties choose their nominees. Come election time, Kennedy lost the Kansas vote, but 65% of Ellis County voted for him. Kennedy ended up winning the election overall and became the 35th president. He then started his campaign planning for the \u201864 election in November of \u201863, until his assassination on the 22nd. Gonzales said he got a majority of his research information from the grandson of Norbert Dreiling, and the John F. Kennedy library.
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