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1. www.historynet.com › jfk-nixon-1960-tv-debateWatch the First Televised Presidential Debate: JFK vs. Nixon

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   Sep 26, 2022 · On Sept. 26, 1960, American politics changed forever as television carried a presidential debate for the first time in history. Massachussets Sen. John F. Kennedy faced off against Vice President Richard M. Nixon in what proved to be a pivotal moment in American politics. Some two-thirds of the adult population of the country, or about 70 ...

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3. www.jfk.org › timeline-events › kennedy-nixon-debatesKennedy-Nixon Debates | The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey ...

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   Nov 21, 2022 · Kennedy-Nixon Debates. Date: November 21, 2022. John F. Kennedy participates in the first of four televised debates with Vice President Richard Nixon. The Debates. Bernadine Stetzel Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza. Visit.

4. 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 impact on ...

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5. constitutioncenter.org › blog › the-debate-thatHow the Kennedy-Nixon debate changed the world of politics

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   Sep 26, 2017 · The Vice President was Richard M. Nixon and the U.S. Senator was John F. Kennedy. Their first televised debate shifted how presidential campaigns were conducted, as the power of television took elections into American’s living rooms. The debate was watched live by 70 million Americans and it made politics an electronic spectator sport.

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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. Th...

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   Sep 23, 2010 · Lyndon B. Johnson was too intimidated by the medium to take on Barry Goldwater in 1964, and Nixon, having been burned before, refused to debate on TV in both 1968 and 1972.

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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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   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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   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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   Did president Kennedy practice a lot during the first debate?

   • President Kennedy practiced quite a bit for the first debate, while President Nixon did not.” When Kennedy and Nixon met for their second televised debate on October 7, 1960, Nixon had fully recovered from his hospitalization—and he was wearing a dark suit.

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

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   Why was the first presidential debate on TV important?

   • The first presidential debate on TV not only played to Kennedy's charisma, it also merged politics with popular culture — and paved the way for today's image-obsessed electoral landscape. On Sept. 26, 1960, American politics changed forever as television carried a presidential debate for the first time in history.

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   Why did the next presidential debate not take place?

   • The next televised presidential debate wouldn’t take place for 16 years, largely because candidates became wary of their influence. Lyndon B. Johnson was too intimidated by the medium to take on Barry Goldwater in 1964, and Nixon, having been burned before, refused to debate on TV in both 1968 and 1972.

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

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   Sep 25, 2020 · Friendly rivals. The first 1960 presidential debate, televised on Monday, September 26, from the studios of WBBM in Chicago, was not the first head-to-head encounter between Kennedy and Nixon ...