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The second presidential debate between Vice President Richard Nixon and Senator John F. Kennedy took place on Friday, October 7, 1960, at the WRC-TV studios in Washington, D.C.. The debate was moderated by Frank McGee of NBC with Paul Niven, Edward P. Morgan , Alvin Spivak and Harold R. Levy as panelists.
Second debate: October 7, 1960: WRC-TV studios Washington, D.C. Frank McGee of NBC: 61.9 million Third debate: October 13, 1960: Split-screen telecast with Nixon and panelists in ABC studios in Los Angeles and Kennedy in ABC studios in New York Bill Shadel of ABC: 63.7 million Fourth debate: October 21, 1960: ABC studios: New York City, New ...
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 ...
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
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 CNN anchor has written a book on the race between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon, narrowly won by Kennedy, that featured the first televised presidential debates. Dutton announced Wednesday that “Countdown 1960: The Behind-the-Scenes Story of the 311 Days that Changed America’s Politics Forever” will be published Oct. 8.