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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 ...
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 debate on September 26, 1960, which received around 70 million viewers, [8] is the subject of disagreement by writers over how detrimental it was to Nixon. Nixon had a "sweaty, haggard appearance" because of the studio's hot stage lights , and a knee infection caused by septic arthritis , for which he got treated at Walter Reed Army ...
The list demonstrates how TV has offered a window into American history and culture over the past 75 years. ... First Kennedy-Nixon presidential debate, 1960. 20. Footage of George Floyd’s ...
SEE ALSO: Polls show Clinton leads Trump ahead of first debate. 1960: Kennedy v. Nixon This was the first-ever televised debate and nearly 70 million Americans watched. Television viewers thought ...
Full broadcast of the September 26, 1960 debate The fourth and final presidential debate on October 21, 1960. The Kennedy and Nixon campaigns agreed to a series of televised debates. Many in the Nixon camp, including President Eisenhower, urged the vice president to reject the debate proposal and deny Kennedy invaluable national exposure.
The debate showed the power of television when Kennedy won the election the moment he stepped onstage