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The first presidential debate between vice president Richard Nixon and senator John F. Kennedy took place on Monday, September 26, 1960, at the WBBM-TV in Chicago, Illinois. Howard K. Smith moderated the debate with Sander Vanocur , Charles Warren, Stuart Novins and Bob Fleming as panelists.
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Sep 21, 2010 · In 1960, John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon squared off in the first televised presidential debates in American history.
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Sep 24, 2020 · But the real lasting winner of that first debate was the medium through which most people experienced it: television. The presidential debate is a relatively new phenomenon. Today, presidential...
The 1960 presidential cycle featured former Sen. John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts, the Democratic nominee, and Vice President Richard Nixon, a Republican. The third debate, in the first set of...
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Sep 23, 2010 · Many say Kennedy won the election that night. Sorensen says the Kennedy team didn’t realize what a game changer the debate was until the following day at a campaign event in Ohio.
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The visually stark contrast convinced viewers that Kennedy won. Listeners on radio thought Nixon prevailed. Surveys later found that 4 million voters made up their minds based on the debates, with three of four chosing the Democrat. Kennedy would win in November by a razor-thin margin of 49.72% to Nixon’s 49.55%.
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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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