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1. www.youtube.com › watchThe 60-Second Debate That Changed Politics Forever - YouTube

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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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2. www.youtube.com › watchKennedy vs. Nixon: The first 1960 presidential debate - YouTube

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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 first debate, and the first one...

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3. www.youtube.com › watchTNC:172 Kennedy-Nixon First Presidential Debate, 1960 - YouTube

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   Sep 21, 2010 · 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...

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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. The Kennedy-Nixon debates not only had a major...

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6. www.nationalgeographic.com › history › articleHow the JFK-Nixon debates in 1960—the first on live TV—set ...

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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.

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

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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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   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.

   The Kennedy-Nixon Debates - 1960, Analysis & TV vs. Radio - HISTORY

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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.

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

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   When was the first Kennedy-Nixon presidential debate?

   • September 26, 1960 The First Kennedy-Nixon Presidential Debate HOWARD K. SMITH, MODERATOR: Good evening. The television and radio stations of the United States and their affiliated stations are proud to provide facilities for a discussion of issues in the current political campaign by the two major candidates for the presidency.

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   Did Nixon win the first debate?

   • And yet, while most radio listeners called the first debate a draw or pronounced Nixon the victor, the senator from Massachusetts won over the 70 million television viewers by a broad margin. What accounted for this discrepancy?

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8. www.debates.org › voter-education › debateCPD: September 26, 1960 Debate Transcript

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   SENATOR KENNEDY: Mr. Smith, Mr. Nixon. In the election of 1860, Abraham Lincoln said the question was whether this nation could exist half-slave or half-free.