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TNC:172 Kennedy-Nixon First Presidential Debate, 1960

John F. Kennedy Library Foundation
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TNC:172 On September 26, 1960, Senator John F. Kennedy and Vice President Richard Nixon stood before an audience of 70 million Americans—two-thirds of the nation's adult population—in the first nationally televised Presidential debate. This first of four debates held before the end of October gave a vast national audience the opportunity to see and compare the two candidates, and ushered in a new age of Presidential politics. This film is copyrighted and may be licensed by the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation. See this link for more information about licensing this footage: https://www.jfklibrary.org/about-us/j... For more information on the 1960 Presidential Campaign, go to https://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/abou... ...more
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TNC:172 Kennedy-Nixon First Presidential Debate, 1960
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TNC:172 On September 26, 1960, Senator John F. Kennedy and Vice President Richard Nixon stood before an audience of 70 million Americans—two-thirds of the nation's adult population—in the first nationally televised Presidential debate. This first of four debates held before the end of October gave a vast national audience the opportunity to see and compare the two candidates, and ushered in a new age of Presidential politics. This film is copyrighted and may be licensed by the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation. See this link for more information about licensing this footage: https://www.jfklibrary.org/about-us/j... For more information on the 1960 Presidential Campaign, go to https://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/abou...

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