Kennedy Nixon Debate Live Audience

Kennedy and richard nixon took the stage for the first televised debate in american history few.

Kennedy nixon debate live audience. Kennedy and the. The moderator was howard k. The virtual debate drew a national tv audience of 63 7 million second among that year s four debates only to the first faceoff when kennedy scored a breakout performance. On october 13 1960 the third presidential debate between john f.

Kennedy nixon debates inform today s presidential politics. In 1960 the first ever debate between presidential nominees took place as democrat john f. Over the past 60 years the myth has persisted that while kennedy blew nixon out of the water on tv that night radio audiences came away feeling nixon had won the debate. Nixon faced off before a national tv audience from chicago.

Live tv audiences at political debates make a dangerous mockery of our democracy. 26 1960 a debate between the two major candidates for the presidency of the united states was presented on television for the first time. Ap photographer bill chaplis was on. Nixon was reluctant to confront kennedy in front of a live audience.

Cbs produced the debate under the direction of don hewitt who would go on to be the executive producer of 60 minutes begun 1968. Smith and it was filmed at cbs s wbbm tv studios. Kennedy was in new york whereas nixon was in los angeles and the two were shown. About 73 million.

These path breaking battles drew a then unprecedented television audience. Kennedy and richard nixon was hosted virtually. A total of four debates between the democratic candidate sen. The estimated viewers for each debate was at least 65 million people with an overall total greater than the 90 million who saw the 1959 world series between the dodgers and.

Tnc 172 on september 26 1960 senator john f. He wanted me to be sure was that there was no big audience in the studio because he felt he did better isolated with kennedy. The reality though is.