Televised Debate Between Kennedy And Nixon
Kennedy l and republican vice president richard m.
Televised debate between kennedy and nixon. The presidential debate between democrat kennedy and republican nixon was to be televised nationwide. American viewers were transfixed to their television sets for the broadcast of the fourth and final debate between republican vice president richard m. Nixon r on sept. The debate was held on september 26 1960.
Kennedy and nixon square off in first televised presidential debate for the first time in u s. The first televised presidential debate took place on september 26 1960 when u s. Kennedy and nixon perpared differently for the debate the first ever televised presidential debate took place on september 26 1960 in chicago and was broadcast on cbs to 66 4 million tvs across. Fifty six years ago the first ever televised debate in u s.
Nixon and democratic senator john f. The debate was one of the. Television was a new phenomenon. Kennedy left faced off against vice president richard nixon right.
Kennedy and nixon square off in first televised debate on this day in 1960 on this day that is september 26 1960 a debate between major presidential candidates was shown on television for the first time in the history. Everybody was used to radio and debates on radio had gone very well from as far. History a debate between major party presidential candidates is shown on television.