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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

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

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   TNC:172 Kennedy-Nixon First Presidential Debate, 1960. JFK Library. 113K subscribers. 5.2M views 13 years ago. ...more. TNC:172 On September 26, 1960, Senator John F. Kennedy and Vice...

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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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   The fourth debate, in the first set of televised campaign debates, featured an hour long discussion focusing on foreign affairs. Moderated by Quincy Howe of ABC, with questions posed by a panel...

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   6 days ago · The Biden-Trump encounter this week is unlikely to be recalled in years ahead as pivotal and consequential an encounter as the first Kennedy-Nixon debate — unless some extraordinary moment...

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 · The 2020 presidential election marks the 60th anniversary of the landmark televised Kennedy-Nixon debates, a series of events that have shaped national politics ever since.

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7. 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.

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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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   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.

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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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   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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9. 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.