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Sep 21, 2010 · This first of four debates held before the end of October gave a vast national audience the opportunity to see and compare the two candidates, and ushered in a new age of Presidential politics ...
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- JFK Library
Aug 15, 2008 · Clip from the 1st 1960 presidential debate between Senator John F. Kennedy (D-MA) and Vice President Richard Nixon (R-CA). Held on September 26, 1960, it was the first presidential debate...
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- Max Power
The 1960 Kennedy-Nixon debate didn't just choose a president—it changed how we see leadership. As Biden and Trump face off today, discover how this historic ...
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May 26, 2022 · INTRODUCTION. Play this introductory video clip [Clip #1] (6:10), which features an archival newsreel-style film documenting the 1960 presidential election, for your students. Direct your...
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This 11-minute video introduces students to the Kennedy-Nixon debates, but also demonstrates how many of the myths and conventional narratives surrounding that debate aren’t supported by historical evidence.
May 30, 2012 · The presidential hopefuls, John F. Kennedy, a Democratic senator of Massachusetts, and Richard M. Nixon, the vice president of the United States, met in a Chicago studio to discuss U.S....
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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.