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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 studios in Chicago, Illinois. The debate was moderated by Howard K. Smith of CBS with Sander Vanocur , Charles Warren, Stuart Novins and Bob Fleming as panelists.
English: 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 nationally televised Presidential debate. This first of four debates held before the end of October gave a vast national audience the ...
Full broadcast of the September 26, 1960 debate. There were four televised debates between Nixon and Kennedy. [2] The first debate on September 26, which received around 70 million viewers, [8] is the subject of disagreement by writers over how detrimental it was to Nixon.
The debate showed the power of television when Kennedy won the election the moment he stepped onstage. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: ...
On September 26th in 1960, Democratic Senator, John F. Kennedy, and Vice President, Richard M. Nixon, participated in the first major televised debate between presidential candidates. The ...
The first televised presidential debates, between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon in 1960, occurred in television studios with no live audience present. ... Kennedy, who has repeatedly sought to ...
Senator John F. Kennedy (left) and vice president Richard Nixon (right), prior to their first presidential debate. Second of the four Kennedy and Nixon debates, which took place at WRC-TV in Washington, D. C., on October 7, 1960 [51] Full broadcast of the September 26 debate
Nixon This was the first-ever televised debate and nearly 70 million Americans watched. Television viewers thought Kennedy won, while radio listeners thought Nixon won the debate.