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  1. watch the full debate here - https://youtu.be/XF7rTQJk8qYStep back in time to one of the most pivotal moments in American political history—the first full pr...

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  2. 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 ...

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  3. September 26, 1960: Vice President Richard Nixon and Massachusetts Senator John F. Kennedy square off for the first televised presidential debate.

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  4. On September 26, the first debate between then-Vice President Richard Nixon and then-Sen. John Kennedy took place. Nixon, the Republican candidate, had served for eight years as second-in-command to President Dwight D. Eisenhower. He knew the way of the world, and he was thought to be a good public speaker.

  5. The debate marked a significant change in the role of television in political campaigns. People watching the debate on television generally believed that Kennedy won while those listening on the radio believed that Nixon had prevailed. The Kennedy Presidential Library has now made the full video of debate available on YouTube. Watch the debate ...

  6. 3 days ago · 26 September 1960. Description. CBS (Columbia Broadcasting System) motion picture of the first presidential debate between Senator John F. Kennedy and Vice President Richard M. Nixon from CBS studios, Chicago, Illinois. During the debate, Senator Kennedy states, "I don't believe in big government, but I believe in effective governmental action."

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  8. 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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