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  1. 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 impact on the ...

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  2. 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. The next presidential debate did not occur until ...

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  3. Sep 24, 2020 · The public campaign fell short in ‘56, but it planted the seed for a debate that came to fruition in 1960. Republican Richard Nixon listens as his Democratic opponent, John F. Kennedy, speaks at ...

  4. Feb 29, 2016 · On radio, most pundits and polls scored the September 26, 1960, debate between presidential candidates Richard M. Nixon and John F. Kennedy a draw, with some giving the Republican contender the ...

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  5. Sep 26, 2017 · Before the debate, Nixon led by six percentage points in the national polls. There were three other debates between Nixon and Kennedy that fall, and a healthier Nixon was judged to have won two of them, with the final debate a draw. However, the last three debates were watched by 20 million fewer people than the September 26 th event.

  6. September 26, 1960 Debate Transcript. 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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  8. Sep 11, 2015 · Eisenhower and Nixon, 1952-1961. By Irwin F. Gellman. Illustrated. 791 pp. Yale University Press. $40. Timothy Naftali, clinical associate professor of history and public service at New York ...

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