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Sep 26, 2024 · The first televised presidential debate between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon was a watershed moment in American political history. It revolutionized how candidates communicated with voters, establishing televised debates as a fundamental aspect of electoral campaigns.
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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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Sep 26, 2017 · How the Kennedy-Nixon debate changed the world of politics. September 26, 1960 is the day that changed part of the modern political landscape, when a Vice President and a Senator took part in the first nationally televised presidential debate.
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.
Debate schedule. September 26: First presidential debate (WBBM-TV studios, Chicago) The first presidential debate between Vice President Richard Nixon and Senator John F. Kennedy took place on Monday, September 26, 1960, at the WBBM-TV studios in Chicago, Illinois.
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May 5, 2015 · The Kennedy-Nixon Debates; By Mary Ann Watson; Edited by Andrew Hoberek, University of Missouri, Columbia; Book: The Cambridge Companion to John F. Kennedy; Online publication: 05 May 2015; Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CCO9781107256699.006
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On September 26, 1960 Senator John F. Kennedy and Vice President Richard M. Nixon stood before an audience of 70 million Americans, two-thirds of the nation‘s adult population, in the first nationally televised presidential debate, which ushered in a new age of presidential politics.