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Hace 4 días · The 1960 Presidential Debates. In the six weeks prior to the 1960 presidential elections, the three major networks televised four debates between Senator John F. Kennedy and Vice-President Richard M. Nixon.The first debate, broadcast by CBS from its Chicago studios on September 26th, dealt with domestic issues; the second debate, aired from NBC's Washington studio on October 7th, expanded the ...
Hace 5 días · President Biden and former President Trump’s tense Thursday night match-up was the first debate since 1960 to not feature a live audience. CNN CEO Mark Thompson told Axios earlier this week that he was aiming for ‘an absolutely classic debate,’ similar to the first-ever televised debate between former Presidents Kennedy and Nixon in 1960.
Hace 5 días · But the debate did not go well for him. Nixon refused to wear make-up and appeared pale and sweaty in front of more than 66 million viewers, while the young Massachusetts senator John F. Kennedy ...
Hace 5 días · Despite the popularity of the Kennedy-Nixon debates, President Lyndon B. Johnson turned down requests to debate the Republican presidential candidate Barry Goldwater in 1964.
Hace 5 días · Despite the popularity of the Kennedy-Nixon debates, President Lyndon B. Johnson turned down requests to debate the Republican presidential candidate Barry Goldwater in 1964. In so doing, Johnson touched off a 16-year period of no presidential debate series being held. Wally McNamee // Getty Images 1968: Nixon won't debate
Hace 5 días · President Biden and former President Trump’s tense Thursday night match-up was the first debate since 1960 to not feature a live audience. CNN CEO Mark Thompson told Axios earlier this week that he was aiming for ‘an absolutely classic debate,’ similar to the first-ever televised debate between former Presidents Kennedy and Nixon in 1960.
