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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 ...
- Missy Sullivan
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.
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.
Sep 23, 2010 · Nixon performed much better in the subsequent debates (and appeared better thanks to the “milkshake diet” his aides put him on to fatten him up). But, as Schroeder says, the damage had been ...
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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. Compared to the exhaustive negotiations that precede our ...
Background. The four 1960 presidential debates with John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon were the first televised general-election presidential debates and brought new criteria to the presidential candidates campaigning. The first Kennedy-Nixon debate captured over 65 million viewers resulting in a major impact in the election's outcome and outreach.
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The second presidential debate between Vice President Richard Nixon and Senator John F. Kennedy took place on Friday, October 7, 1960, at the WRC-TV studios in Washington, D.C.. The debate was moderated by Frank McGee of NBC with Paul Niven, Edward P. Morgan, Alvin Spivak and Harold R. Levy as panelists. Questions were related to internal ...
