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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.
Clifford Parker Robertson III (September 9, 1923 – September 10, 2011) was an American actor whose career in film and television spanned over six decades. Robertson portrayed a young John F. Kennedy in the 1963 film PT 109, and won the 1968 Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in the film Charly.
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.
Cliff Robertson, “PT 109” (1963) For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
- 1960: The first televised debate pitted Democratic nominee John F. Kennedy against Republican Vice President Richard Nixon, who was recovering from a hospital visit and had a 5 o'clock shadow ...
Presidential debates Vice presidential debates 1960: 4 Vice President Richard Nixon No debates until 1976: Senator John F. Kennedy No debates 1964–1972: 1976: 3 President Gerald Ford (R) 1 Senator Bob Dole (R) Former Governor Jimmy Carter (D) Senator Walter Mondale (D) 1980: 2 President Jimmy Carter (D) Debate cancelled: Former Governor ...
Peter Sydney Ernest Lawford (né Aylen; 7 September 1923 – 24 December 1984) was an English-American actor. [1] [2] He was a member of the "Rat Pack" and the brother-in-law of US president John F. Kennedy and senators Robert F. Kennedy and Edward Kennedy. From the 1940s to the 1960s, he was a well-known celebrity and starred in a number of ...
October 14 – U.S. presidential candidate John F. Kennedy first suggests the idea for the Peace Corps. October 21 – Quincy Howe hosts the final debate of the 1960 election. October 26 – Robert F. Kennedy calls Coretta Scott King, wife of Martin Luther King Jr., and secures her husband's release from jail on a traffic violation in Atlanta ...