This folder contains the unofficial transcript of the second presidential debate between candidates senator john f. Kennedy and nixon hold first televised debate, sept. On this day in 1960, some 77 million americans watched sen. Buy hd video and archival still photo images of clip number 65675073674.
The kennedy presidential library has now made the full video of debate available on youtube. Nixon, wearing no makeup and a lightcolored suit that blended into the background, looked exhausted and pale, and sweated profusely. Ford met in san francisco for the second of three presidential. I know his family was a big family of politicians, his religion was questioned when he was campaigning to become president, and he was tragically murdered during his term as president. Video footage of the first 1960 presidential debate between john kennedy and richard nixon the stage was set on september 26, 1960 with the current vicepresident richard nixon enjoying a slight. Seventy million viewers watched the first televised american presidential debate, which pitted republican vice president richard nixon against democratic nominee john f. The second of four presidential debates between then vice president richard m. Alvin spivak of united press international, and harold r. Nixon and kennedy 2nd presidential debate 10071960part 2 the goldbergs. Kennedy and richard nixon, the twoterm vice president, meet in the firstever televised presidential debate. Pete wilson has dedicated more than 30 years to serving the citizens of california, including as governor of california for two terms 1991 to 1999, eight years as a u.
October 7, 1960 among the issues discussed was the u2 incident involving francis gary powers that occured in may 1960, in the midst of the cold war. Other articles where kennedynixon debates is discussed. Classic tv, cbs, 1960s television, live television, kinescope, 1960, kennedy, nixon, campaign debate on friday, october 7, 1960 vice president nixon and senator john f. Kennedy and richard nixon shake hands after their televised debate of october 7, 1960. Second presidential debate is a digitally produced audio rendering of the second united states presidential debate from 1071960. Wenger furniture and the 1960 presidential debate the. Richard nixon met via remote link for the third of four presidential debates. Famously, the first time the american public got to do this was in 1960, when the first televised presidential debates let viewers see john f. The rise of fidel castros revolutionary regime in cuba had heightened fears about the spread of communism in the western hemisphere. Nixon wipes his face with a handkerchief during the first televised debate in chicago, sept.
Kennedy dma and vice president richard nixon meet via remote link for the third of four presidential debates prior to the 1960 presidential election. Television upped the stakes and the pitfalls for the candidates. Nbc second debate transcript, 7 october 1960 jfk library. Kennedy dma and vice president richard nixon met in chicago for the first of four presidential debates prior to the. Kennedy dma and vice president richard nixon meet in washington, d. Some of the details that you will be assessed on include the presidency from. This folder contains an unofficial transcript of the second presidential debate between candidates senator john f. Kennedynixon debate first impressions on vimeo join.
The first nixonkennedy debate the third nixonkennedy debate. The kennedy nixon debate was a historical moment in politics. Why trumpclinton debate may be biggest since nixonkennedy. Kennedy and republican vice president richard nixon, and the debate turned, not on what they said about the cold war or. This was the first election in which fifty states participated and the last in which the district of. Kennedy, richard nixon, and hans wegners pp 503 chairs. Kennedynixon first presidential debate, 1960 video.
The september 26th debate was the first of four debates between the democrat, kennedy and the republican, nixon. Kennedy are interviewed for a second time by a panel of four newsmen on a variety of topics. Nixon, with his fiveoclock shadow, looked nervous and pasty. However, the last three debates were watched by 20 million fewer people than the september 26 th event. Vice president nixon and senator kennedy debate over quemoy and matsu. Cbs produced the debate, under the direction of don hewitt, who would go on to be the. Kennedy, with his youthful good looks, and richard nixon, who, according to the president of cbs at the time, looked like death. The first televised american presidential debate took place on 26 september 1960 between republican vicepresident richard nixon, and democrat john f. Kennedy and nixon square off in first televised presidential debate. Nixon, recovering from a knee injury, appeared unshaven, pale, and sickly. Nixon answers, kennedy responds, and then without warning the disk returns to the very beginning of the broadcast and starts over. On friday, october 7, 1960 vice president nixon and senator john f.
I heard this on the radio and thought it was interesting. The first televised debate demonstrates the effectiveness of first impressions. The first televised presidential debate in american history took place between john f. The second in a series of debates between nixon and kennedy took place on october 7, 1960, at nbc studios in washington, dc. The first debate between vice president richard nixon and sen. Nixon fared better in the second and third debates, and on october 21 the candidates met to discuss. The candidates answer, or comment upon answers to questions put by a panel of correspondents. An oral history interview with don hewitt the creator of 60 minutes and the producer of the first televised presidential debate between kennedy and. There were three other debates between nixon and kennedy that fall, and a healthier nixon was judged to have won two of them, with the final debate a draw. Applications for education in the past ive used clips of the 1960 kennedynixon debate in my us history classes to demonstrate how and why television became important in. The first general election presidential debate was held on september 26, 1960, between u. This famous incident emphasizes how powerful body language can be when properly implemented.
The country was engaged in a heated cold war with the soviet union, which had just taken the lead in the space race by launching the sputnik satellite. Nixon and kennedy 2nd presidential debate 10071960part 1 the goldbergs. In the first televised presidential debate, kennedy looked fit and tan. Kennedy are interviewed for a second time by a panel of four newsmen.
Kennedy nixon debate research papers illustrate that september 26, 1960, confirmed a revolution in american presidential politics. How to take care of your mental health while working from home. How prezi does project status updates with a distributed workplace. And thats quite the dandy little desk in front of the moderator there. Kennedy 56 years ago today featured a pasty, sweating vice president nixon and a. The living room candidate commercials 1960 debate 2. Over and over you see the first thirty minutes, but the second half of the debate is missing entirely, or at least cannot be accessed for viewing. Eight lessons for the presidential debates history. Nixon was coming from the hospital due to illness and did not shave. Image of john kennedy new york united states usa, 1960, second 1 stock footage. How the kennedynixon debate changed the world of politics.
Kennedy the firstever televised debate between presidential candidates was held on september 26, 1960. Kennedy was tanned and rested and had the benefit of studio makeup. Sign up for newsletters download our mobile apps subscribe to the epost. Political observers at the time believed that kennedy won the first debate, nixon won the second and third debates, and that the fourth debate, which was seen as the strongest performance by both. Kennedy and nixon debate cold war foreign policy history. Fifty six years ago the firstever televised debate in u. An estimated total of sixty to seventy million viewers watched the first and the. It was the morning of 26 th september, 1960 when presidential candidates john f. Registered accounts may order 25 free screener or proxy files for download.
Kennedy dma and vice president richard nixon met in. How televising presidential debates changed everything. Experience this transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate. Kennedy and nixon debate cold war foreign policy in the second of four televised debates, democratic presidential nominee john f. In the kennedy nixon debate what was the purpose of the. Don hewitt legacy of kennedy nixon debate on vimeo. Kennedy and nixon display a levity they probably do not feel after their second presidential debate, on october 7, 1960. In a closely contested election, democrat united states senator john f. Nixon sat down for the first of their round of debates to be held during their individual campaigns while running for presidency kennedy was a relatively unknown face that time, whereas richard.
The second and more important event was the kennedynixon debate on september 26, the first of four televised generalelection presidential debates. The 1960 united states presidential election was the 44th quadrennial presidential election. Kennedy was the man on the forefront of what we see now as the modern presidential campaign. October 7, 1960 among the issues discussed was the u2 incident involving francis gary powers that occured in may 1960, in the midst of the. Historians believe this debate to be the most important in history as it was broadcasted live for the first time debates were teelvised. According to the website of the museum of broadcasting, 70 million u. Kennedy defeated incumbent vice president richard nixon, the republican party nominee. This was the date of the first nixonkennedy debate and the research paper on the kennedy nixon debate examines everything about the debate. Before the debate, nixon led by six percentage points in the national polls. Those who watched the debate thought kennedy had one, those that heard it on the radio thought nixon won.
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