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1992-10-11T12:57:01-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/ee9/033073-m.jpgSenator John F. Kennedy (D-MA) and Vice President Richard Nixon met in Chicago for the first of four presidential debates prior to the 1960 presidential election. This was the first televised presidential debate and was aired on the NBC television network. The two men stood at separate podia to make opening and closing statements and respond to questions from four correspondents. The debate was moderated by Howard Smith. Other panelists included Sander Vanocur, Charles Warren, and Stuart Novins.
Joel Swerdlow and Professor Stephen Wayne spoke briefly on the circumstances surrounding the first televised presidential debate.
Video courtesy of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation.
Senator John F. Kennedy (D-MA) and Vice President Richard Nixon met in Chicago for the first of four presidential debates prior to the 1960…
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Senator John F. Kennedy (D-MA) and Vice President Richard Nixon met in Chicago for the first of four presidential debates prior to the 1960 presidential election. This was the first televised presidential debate and was aired on the NBC television network. The two men stood at separate podia to make opening and closing statements and respond to questions from four correspondents. The debate was moderated by Howard Smith. Other panelists included Sander Vanocur, Charles Warren, and Stuart Novins.
Joel Swerdlow and Professor Stephen Wayne spoke briefly on the circumstances surrounding the first televised presidential debate.
Video courtesy of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation. close
Joel Swerdlow and Professor Stephen Wayne spoke briefly on the circumstances surrounding the first televised presidential debate.
Video courtesy of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation.
Senator John F. Kennedy (D-MA) and Vice President Richard Nixon met in Chicago for the first of four presidential debates prior to the 1960… read more
Senator John F. Kennedy (D-MA) and Vice President Richard Nixon met in Chicago for the first of four presidential debates prior to the 1960 presidential election. This was the first televised presidential debate and was aired on the NBC television network. The two men stood at separate podia to make opening and closing statements and respond to questions from four correspondents. The debate was moderated by Howard Smith. Other panelists included Sander Vanocur, Charles Warren, and Stuart Novins.
Joel Swerdlow and Professor Stephen Wayne spoke briefly on the circumstances surrounding the first televised presidential debate.
Video courtesy of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation. close
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