Vice President Richard Nixon and Massachusetts Sen. John F. Kennedy faced off in the first televised presidential debate in U.S. history on this day in history, Sept. 26, 1960.
Karl Rove: Presidential debates are where we 'make judgments' about a candidate's character and ability to do the jobAmerican political and broadcast history unfolded on this day in history, Sept. 26, 1960, as Vice President Richard Nixon, a California Republican, and Sen. John F. Kennedy, a Massachusetts Democrat,was held in Chicago and broadcast on CBS. The candidates squared off on television three more times that year before the election of Nov. 8, 1960.
Nixon was one of the most popular politicians in U.S. history before his presidency and reputation were toppled by the Watergate scandal in 1974. when the GOP easily defeated Democrat challengers in the 1952 and 1956 elections . ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY, AUGUST 2, 1943, JFK SAVES PT-109 CREW AFTER COLLISION WITH JAPANESE DESTROYER
Television may have proved the deciding factor in Kennedy's win, according to many political pundits. He also was suffering the flu just before the debate, had reinjured his knee on the way into the studio and refused to wear TV make-up. The effect was dramatic: The vice president looked sickly and frail, while the senator appeared vibrant and healthy.Vice President Nixon looked sickly and frail; Sen. Kennedy looked vibrant and healthy.
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