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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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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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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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Oct 3, 2004 · Debates Republican candidate, Vice President Richard M. Nixon, and Democratic candidate, Senator John F. Kennedy hold their first debate on the topic of domestic policy. The candidates answer, or comment upon answers to questions put by a panel of correspondents from the major news networks.
On September 26, the first debate between then-Vice President Richard Nixon and then-Sen. John Kennedy took place. Nixon, the Republican candidate, had served for eight years as second-in-command to President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
A useful video for any lesson covering the Kennedy-Nixon election, or for teachers who want to contextualize a debate in a current election cycle by showing its connection to the most famous moments from past presidential debates.
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He recounts the ways the virtual Kennedy-Nixon debate in 1960 differed from the others, including lack of interruption from candidates and audience members, no opportunity for stage stunts, and an emphasis on the substance in candidates' remarks.
