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The third presidential debate between Vice President Richard Nixon and Senator John F. Kennedy took place on Thursday, October 13, 1960, were held virtually at the ABC studios in Los Angeles, California (for Nixon) and New York City, New York (for Kennedy). The debate was moderated by Bill Shadel of ABC with Frank McGee, Charles Van Fremd ...
Political observers at the time felt that Kennedy won the first debate, [62] Nixon won the second [63] and third debates, [64] while the fourth debate, [65] which was seen as the strongest performance by both men, was a draw. The third debate has been noted, as it brought about a change in the debate process. This debate was a monumental step ...
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.
The debate showed the power of television when Kennedy won the election the moment he stepped onstage
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 ...
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 ...
John F. Kennedy vs. Richard Nixon (1960) The first debate between Kennedy and Nixon is considered one of the most significant because it entrenched the idea that appearances are an important part ...
However, up to 20 million fewer viewers watched the three remaining debates than the first. Political observers at the time felt that Kennedy won the first debate, [68] Nixon won the second [69] and third debates, [70] while the fourth debate, [71] which was seen as the strongest performance by both men, was a draw.