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  1. Oct 22, 2024 · In the 1960 presidential election, Democratic Senator John Kennedy of Massachusetts narrowly defeated incumbent Republican Vice President Richard Nixon. This was the first election in which all...

  2. Oct 20, 2024 · In the six weeks prior to the 1960 presidential elections, the three major networks televised four debates between Senator John F. Kennedy and Vice-President Richard M. Nixon. The first debate, broadcast by CBS from its Chicago studios on September 26th, dealt with domestic issues; the second debate, aired from NBC's Washington studio on ...

  3. Oct 21, 2024 · Search Today in History using the term president for features on presidents Nixon, Kennedy, Lincoln, and others. Search Congress.gov using the term debate to view bills and resolutions such as Senate Resolution 398, designating March 15, 2016 as “National Speech and Debate Education Day.”

  4. 22 hours ago · The key turning point of the campaign came with the four Kennedy-Nixon debates; they were the first presidential debates ever (the Lincoln–Douglas debates of 1858 had been the first for senators from Illinois), also the first held on television and thus attracted enormous publicity. Nixon insisted on campaigning until just a few hours before ...

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  5. Oct 21, 2024 · On October 21, 1960, in their fourth and last televised debate before the US presidential election, John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon faced off on key issues, such as the Cold War, civil rights, and the economy.

  6. Oct 19, 2024 · Democratic Senator John Kennedy of Massachusetts narrowly defeated incumbent Republican Vice President Richard Nixon. This was the first election in which all 50 states participated.

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  8. Oct 6, 2024 · Countdown 1960 is the riveting new history by Chris Wallace, bestselling author of Countdown 1945 and Countdown bin Laden, offering a fresh take on 1960 and the dramatic 11 months leading up to a...

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