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  2. United States presidential debates - Wikipedia

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    The series of seven debates in 1858 between Abraham Lincoln and Senator Stephen A. Douglas for U.S. Senate were true, face-to-face debates, with no moderator; the candidates took it in turns to open each debate with a one-hour speech, then the other candidate had an hour and a half to rebut, and finally the first candidate closed the debate with a half-hour response.

  3. History of communication by presidents of the United States

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    In 1960, John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon faced off in America’s first televised presidential debate. For the first time, candidates’ appearances would affect their success. Knowing voters would watch him in the debate, Kennedy made sure he was well-rested, tan, and made up for his appearance. Nixon, on the other hand, showed up to the ...

  4. 1956 in television - Wikipedia

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    October 28 – La 1, the first TV channel for Television Espanola (TVE), signs on in Madrid, Spain. It is the country's first TV station. [8] October 29 First use of videotape in network television programming; CBS uses its Ampex VTR to record the evening news, anchored by Douglas Edwards. The tape is then fed to West Coast stations three hours ...

  5. Your Questions About Presidential Debates, Answered - AOL

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    After the third debate between Al Gore and George W. Bush in 2000, though, debate ratings have mostly trended upward—the first Trump-Biden debate in 2020 had a rating of 40.2. Get alerts on the ...

  6. What to know about the history of presidential debates - AOL

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    The first televised presidential debates, between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon in 1960, occurred in television studios with no live audience present. Debates did not take place again until ...

  7. On this day in history, Nixon and Kennedy participate in ...

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    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 ...

  8. 1956 United States presidential election - Wikipedia

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    Stevenson and Kefauver held the first televised presidential debate on May 21, 1956, before the Florida primary. [9] Stevenson carried Florida by a 52–48% margin. By the time of the California primary in June 1956, Kefauver's campaign had run low on money and could not compete for publicity and advertising with the well-funded Stevenson.

  9. 1956 Democratic Party presidential primaries - Wikipedia

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    From March 11 to June 5, 1956, voters of the Democratic Party chose its nominee for president in the 1956 United States presidential election.Former Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson was selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections [1] and caucuses culminating in the 1956 Democratic National Convention held from August 13 to August 17, 1956, in Chicago, Illinois. [2]