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The fourth and final presidential debate between Vice President Richard Nixon and Senator John F. Kennedy took place on Friday, October 21, 1960, at the ABC studios in New York City, New York. The debate was moderated by Quincy Howe of ABC with Frank Singiser, John Edwards, Walter Cronkite and John Chancellor as panelists.
The 1960s (John F. Kennedy) The Rose Garden alongside the South Portico of the White House in 1967. ... The White House metal shop crafted the gazebo specifically for the occasion, which later ...
The videotaped tour was the first glimpse the American public had of the $2 million restoration of the White House that the first lady had helped direct in the first year of her husband's presidency. [2] The broadcast was seen by more than eighty million viewers and syndicated globally to 50 countries, including China and the Soviet Union. [2]
The first film screened in the White House was The Birth of a Nation in 1915; however, early film viewings occurred in the main building as the facility lacked a dedicated theater. Originally a cloakroom known as the "Hat Box", the White House Family Theater was converted into its current use in 1942 on the orders of Franklin Roosevelt. [2] [3 ...
How the economy shaped the 1960s — and our current era The economy of the 1960s shaped that decade's highs and lows to an extent that is perhaps underappreciated today and also echoes current ...
Backstairs at the White House is a 1979 NBC television miniseries based on the 1961 book My Thirty Years Backstairs at the White House by Lillian Rogers Parks (with Frances Spatz Leighton). The series, produced by Ed Friendly Productions, is the story of behind-the-scenes workings of the White House and the relationship between the staff and ...
The First Family is a 1962 comedy album featuring comedian and impressionist Vaughn Meader.The album, written and produced by Bob Booker and Earle Doud, was recorded on October 22, 1962, is a good-natured parody of then-President John F. Kennedy, both as Commander-in-Chief and as a member of the prominent Kennedy family.
As part of his decoration of the Obama White House, Smith oversaw the first family's move on the morning of January 20, 2009. Designing History: The Extraordinary Art & Style of the Obama White ...