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The 1960 presidential cycle featured former Sen. John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts, the Democratic nominee, and Vice President Richard Nixon, a Republican. The fourth debate, in the first set...
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Sep 21, 2010 · The first televised presidential debate in American history took place between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon on September 26, 1960. The Kennedy-Nixon debates not only had a major...
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Sep 26, 2022 · The first presidential debate on TV not only played to Kennedy's charisma, it also merged politics with popular culture — and paved the way for today's image-obsessed electoral landscape.
Sep 21, 2010 · TNC:172 On September 26, 1960, Senator John F. Kennedy and Vice President Richard Nixon stood before an audience of 70 million Americans—two-thirds of the nation's adult population—in the first...
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The 1960 United States presidential debates were a series of debates held during the 1960 presidential election between Democratic nominee John F. Kennedy and Republican nominee Richard Nixon. The four presidential debates were the first series of debates conducted for any presidential election.
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Sep 25, 2020 · The 2020 presidential election marks the 60th anniversary of the landmark televised Kennedy-Nixon debates, a series of events that have shaped national politics ever since.
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Sep 24, 2020 · How the Kennedy-Nixon Debate Changed American Politics The 1960 debate was the first time the public could watch presidential hopefuls battle on television. By Jordan Zakarin Published: Sep...