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Oct 4, 2024 · #thisdayinhistory #KennedyandNixonFor the first time in U.S. history, a debate between major party presidential candidates is shown on television. The presid...
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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.
Oct 22, 2024 · In this video clip, David Pietrusza talked about support for Richard Nixon and John Kennedy in the 1960 presidential election. Where did the candidates get their support in the general...
Oct 8, 2024 · JFK library's description: "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 nationally televised Presidential debate.
Oct 21, 2024 · On October 21, 1960, American viewers were riveted to their television sets for the broadcast of the fourth and final debate between Republican Vice President Richard M. Nixon and Democratic Senator John F. Kennedy.
3 days ago · CBS (Columbia Broadcasting System) motion picture of the first presidential debate between Senator John F. Kennedy and Vice President Richard M. Nixon from CBS studios, Chicago, Illinois. During the debate, Senator Kennedy states, "I don't believe in big government, but I believe in effective governmental action."
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23 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 ...