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  1. John F. Kennedy was the first president to effectively use the new medium of television to speak directly to the American people. No other president had conducted live televised press conferences without delay or editing.

  2. Dec 8, 2012 · The new media had voice, images and it allowed a new kind of communication. The Presidential election of 1960 was to be a real barometer of a new era. It represented a shift in American political technique and underscored the forcefulness of television in the formation of public opinion.

  3. Nov 20, 2023 · JFK’s leadership style has been hugely influential, acting as a model emulated by subsequent presidents including Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama.

  4. Nov 16, 2013 · Candidate John F. Kennedy was young, energetic and handsome, and he knew how to harness the power of mass media. Fifty years after the president's death, candidates are still following his lead.

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  5. Key points. Television played a key role in the 1960 presidential campaign. After his nomination at the Democratic National Convention, John F. Kennedy appeared next to his Republican opponent Richard Nixon in the first presidential debate ever broadcast to a national audience.

  6. Nov 8, 2010 · The 1960 presidential race was one of the closest elections in U.S. history, but 50 years ago today, John F. Kennedy won the White House. Although the charismatic young senator from Massachusetts...

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  8. Although presidential press relations date back to George Washington, the emergence of television fundamentally changed presidential relations with the press. President Eisenhower was the first to permit television equipment to record press conferences.

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