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The 2024 presidential debate will be the first time since the 1960 Kennedy-Nixon debates where both candidates will face off live in a TV studio without an a...
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Sep 30, 2022 · Kennedy and Nixon participate in the first televised presidential debate in 1960 and the Nuremberg trials get their verdicts. This and much more happened in #ThisWeekInHistory . You can watch...
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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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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.
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.
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 23, 2010 · But beyond securing his presidential career, the 60-minute duel between the handsome Irish-American senator and Vice President Richard Nixon fundamentally altered political campaigns,...