History
SPLIT TICKET is inspired by a true historical incident recounted in Chris Matthews' book "Kennedy and Nixon: The Rivalry That Shaped Postwar America" in a chapter called "Strangers On A Train."
In April of 1947, just three months after being sworn in as freshman congressmen, John F. Kennedy, age 29, and Richard M. Nixon, age 34, took a trip together to McKeesport, Pennsylvania, where they debated an upcoming labor bill before a civic group of 150 people. Afterward, the two friends went to the Star Diner for hamburgers and then shared a sleeping compartment on the Capitol Limited overnight train back to Washington. They drew straws for the lower bunk, which Nixon won.
This true event is the jumping-off point for SPLIT TICKET, a Twilight Zone-ish story about two American icons.
In April of 1947, just three months after being sworn in as freshman congressmen, John F. Kennedy, age 29, and Richard M. Nixon, age 34, took a trip together to McKeesport, Pennsylvania, where they debated an upcoming labor bill before a civic group of 150 people. Afterward, the two friends went to the Star Diner for hamburgers and then shared a sleeping compartment on the Capitol Limited overnight train back to Washington. They drew straws for the lower bunk, which Nixon won.
This true event is the jumping-off point for SPLIT TICKET, a Twilight Zone-ish story about two American icons.
