JFK vs. Nixon – the 1960 debates [CC]
Clip from the 1st 1960 presidential debate between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon. Held on September 26, 1960, it was the first presidential debate between two opposing political parties as well as the first one to be televised. Television audiences thought Kennedy won the debate by a landslide, while radio audiences thought Nixon won it by a landslide. Nixon appeared emaciated, unhealthy, and awkward, while Kennedy appeared handsome, tanned and confident.
Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.
Duration : 0:8:7
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Nixon, by 1968, had …
Nixon, by 1968, had reason t’be pareenoid, cuss it all t’ tarnation. Th’ Dems, Commies, an’ th’ media had been on him-wif no noo media like thar is now t’counterack it. He had th’ presidency in 1960 stolen fum him-blatantly, an’ when he scooted fo’ Gov. of califo’nia in 1962, JFK hisse’f, fum th’ White House, pulled out all stops t’screw Nixon on over an’ git Moonbeam Jeremiah Browns Pappy, Pat Brown, elecked, which he was
thank you for the …
thank you for the video
Kennedy’s hair …
Kennedy’s hair looked like Ted Koppel’s but parted on the other side. Weird.
Nixon had had knee …
Nixon had had knee surgery – that was the problem, not just the flu. Regardless, he was a poor people person and that’s what the country needed at the time. – My question was why did they have sitting in chairs that look like they were built for grade schoolers. Good lord, they couldn’t afford anything better for presidential candidates?
Makeup isn’t manly …
Aww, like the poor man knew.
Makeup isn’t manly but sweating is, of course
Actually Kennedy …
Actually Kennedy didn’t refuse makeup, Nixon did because he thought it wasn’t manly.
mwuhahahaa, true. I …
mwuhahahaa, true. I was watching the vid and I was like: -.- No full stop yet?
Nixon may also have …
Nixon may also have been bored because kennedy was taking forever
KENNEDY KENNEDY. …
KENNEDY KENNEDY. Nixon
if more democrates …
if more democrates were like FDR this counry wouldnt b in the state its in…
Nixon just had the …
Nixon just had the floo, so that’s probably why he looks so bad.
Also, Kennedy refused make-up. Then Nixon refused as well. That’s why you can see him sweating.
Now, I’m not saying I’m a big fan of Nixon. In fact, I’m Dutch, so have kinda nothing to do with all of this, but we’re going over this with History right now
If I would be a bigger fan of either one of them – and that would’ve been Kennedy -, that would’ve only been ‘cuz his name is called in Legally Blonde: The Musical
Exactly the point. …
Exactly the point. When this debate was aired, television was being highly accepted in society, so people were viewing this on their black-white TV and noticing Kennedy’s firm stance and tanned body (you can kind of see how he’s darker than Nixon) and yeah… Nixon looked like horrible so it was mostly based off appearance unless you were listening to the radio.
I actually think your on the spot, because Nixon wasn’t that bad with his views and had some good points but looks horrible.
Thanks for …
Thanks for captioning!
wow listening to …
wow listening to this debate…JFK is just basing his merits off what other Democrats did
to be honest, nixon …
to be honest, nixon was a good presidnt, the only thing that screwed him up was that he was 2 insecure about what people thought of him, so he did crazy things.
by just listening i would’ve voted 4 nixon, but by looking and listening, Kennedy looks more confident…so i would say it was a tie for me
Just makes me think …
Just makes me think of The Simpsons..
“I would like to express my fondness for ah.. Duff Beer!”
*Cheers*
“I’d uh… also like to express my fondness for… that particular beer.”
*BOO!!!*
“The man never drank a Duff in his life!”
Thats how not only …
Thats how not only politics but society in general should behave, but I guess that ship has already set sail we wont be going back to times like that anytime soon
They are masterful …
They are masterful compared today’s politicians, in my opinion. Perhaps I just prefer the more ‘old fashioned’ speech patterns they adopted in public speaking at the time.
Nixon wins for me, mostly just in delivery voice wise.
Trustworthy and …
Trustworthy and politics… Two words that dont mix well. Nixon did nothing that most presidents did, Nixon just got caught. Kennedy got caught and got killed over it.
The word ” …
The word “trustworthy” should never be used to describe a Kennedy.
so mean.
so mean.
After watching this …
After watching this it sounds like Nixon is more suited for the job of president by the way he speaks, but the way it comes of from watching the video Kennedy looks more trustworthy kind of person than nixon.
Nixon better? the …
Nixon better? the man never drank a duff in his life
As a lefty, I’d …
As a lefty, I’d obviously have voted for Kennedy over Nixon. At the same time, though, I realize that when one presidential candidate has markedly more charisma than the other, the one with more charisma always wins, whether he’s liberal or conservative.
Nixon was a big fat …
Nixon was a big fat piece of shit, he should of been murdered along time ago, kennedy style.