In 1952, California Sen. Richard Nixon saved his political career by making a televised plea directly to America to help explain away accusations of a political slush fund. “The Checkers speech” ...
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How The First Kennedy Vs. Nixon Debate Changed How We See Politics Forever
On the night of September 26, 1960, America sat before its televisions in anticipation of something entirely new. It was the first televised presidential debate in U.S. history, and the ...
Sen. John Kennedy, left, and Vice President Richard Nixon prepare for the first televised presidential debate on Sept. 26, 1960. AP The run-up to the Joe Biden-Donald Trump debate at the end of June ...
This unprecedented year has inspired great innovation. But the idea of hosting a virtual debate isn't one of them. Bringing people together remotely and televising it is not anything new, including in ...
One advantage of being old is that you have a long memory. I still remember the first televised Presidential debate in 1960 between Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy. There were some policy issues ...
John F. Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon were the last presidential candidates to debate with no live audience during a general election. By Neil Vigdor President Biden and former President Donald J.
President Donald Trump’s second son spoke about his best-selling new memoir and his family’s battles against the mainstream ...
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