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Sep 26, 2017 · Before the debate, Nixon led by six percentage points in the national polls. There were three other debates between Nixon and Kennedy that fall, and a healthier Nixon was judged to have won two of them, with the final debate a draw. However, the last three debates were watched by 20 million fewer people than the September 26 th event.
Aug 22, 2023 · The first televised presidential debate may not be the one you think it is.. Many Americans think of the famous 1960 Kennedy-Nixon debate as the advent of televised debates. But the first time a ...
Watch the footage of Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy’s first TV debate today and it looks almost like something from another planet. No network logos, no shiny glass floor, no interrupting ...
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 ...
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Jul 17, 2014 · I t’s been more than 50 years since America’s first televised presidential debates, but the four TV showdowns between Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy in the fall of 1960 still hold a ...
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.
On Sept. 26, 1960, Vice President Richard M. Nixon and U.S. Sen. John F. Kennedy met for the first ever televised presidential debate.
