1960 Presidential Debates - 1960 1-4 was released on:
USA: 21 October 1960
1960 Presidential Debates - 1960 1-1 was released on: USA: 26 September 1960
1960 Presidential Debates - 1960 1-2 was released on: USA: 7 October 1960
1960 Presidential Debates - 1960 1-3 was released on: USA: 13 October 1960
There were four presidential debates in the election of 1960, between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon. These were the presidential debates as well as the first nationally televised debates in US history.
The only thing that has happened to televised presidential debates since 1960 is that the debates last a lot longer. It is also stated that the debates are targeted for undecided voters.
televised debates
Televised debates
have taken place in every campaign
The televised debates between Kennedy and Nixon may have tipped the election to Kennedy.
Kennedy performed much better than Nixon on television
Kennedy performed much better on television than Nixon
Vice President Richard M. Nixon and Massachusetts senator John F. Kennedy. (Kennedy won the debates and the election. Nixon became president in 1968.)