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     What people say today about the first televised presidential debate, between Nixon and JFK, doesn’t match first reactions in 1960

     While people now reflect on how or whether Nixon’s sweaty, haggard appearance during the debate cost him the election, the view in 1960 was that the debate was a draw.

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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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   1 hour ago · John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon debate in September 1960, as seen on a black-and-white TV. Associated Press The debate as a draw. What the public is often told nowadays about that first-of-its ...

5. www.history.com › kennedy-nixon-debatesThe Kennedy-Nixon Debates - 1960, Analysis & TV vs. Radio

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   Sep 21, 2010 · The first televised presidential debate in American history took place between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon on September 26, 1960.

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   1 day ago · Max Frankel, then the executive editor of The New York Times, wrote several months after Nixon’s death in 1994 that “Nixon lost a TV debate, and the Presidency, to John F. Kennedy in 1960 ...

7. www.biography.com › political-figures › kennedyHow the Kennedy-Nixon Debate Changed American Politics

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   Sep 24, 2020 · The 1960 debate was the first time the public could watch presidential hopefuls battle on television.

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   Sep 25, 2020 · Today, anyone watching that first debate on YouTube can see how each man took those last-minute directions to heart. JFK immediately went on the attack, launching into scathing criticism of the...

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   Why was Richard Nixon not a televised presidential debate?

   • Fatigued from non-stop campaigning and recovering from a painful knee injury, Richard Nixon was not the picture of health for his first televised debate with John F. Kennedy on September 26, 1960. His gray suit also broke a cardinal rule for appearing on TV. Before and after the debate, the Gallup Poll had the presidential race a virtual tie.

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   Was the 1960 presidential debate really Nixon's Ruin?

   • At the time of the 1960 debate, pundits didn't think it was Nixon’s ruin. But television debates have since become a yardstick of a candidate’s appeal and electability. Presidential candidates John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon shake hands after their televised debate on Oct. 7, 1960.

   What Really Happened in the JFK-Nixon Debate – and What It Means fo…

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   When was the first televised presidential debate?

   • The first televised presidential debate in American history took place between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon on September 26, 1960.

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   How many presidential debates were held in 1960?

   • The 1960 United States presidential debates were a series of debates held during the 1960 presidential election between Democratic nominee John F. Kennedy and Republican nominee Richard Nixon. The four presidential debates were the first series of debates conducted for any presidential election.

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   Where did Kennedy & Nixon debate?

   • As rising stars of their respective political parties, Congressmen Kennedy and Nixon had traveled by train from Washington, D.C., to Pittsburgh, where they debated issues of the day at Junto, a civic club in the steel town of McKeesport.

   How the JFK-Nixon debates in 1960—the first on live TV—set the stage

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   Should Nixon have debated JFK?

   • A televised debate was the perfect venue for that. “In hindsight you’d say Nixon should never have debated JFK—what was he thinking?” says Luke Nichter, professor of history at Texas A & M University and a leading expert on Nixon’s 3,432 hours of secret White House tapes.

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10. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › 1960_United_States1960 United States presidential debates - Wikipedia

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    The 1960 United States presidential debates were a series of debates held during the 1960 presidential election between Democratic nominee John F. Kennedy and Republican nominee Richard Nixon. The four presidential debates were the first series of debates conducted for any presidential election.