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Television Debate
In the election of 1960, John F. Kennedy, a former senator and a Democrat, and Richard Nixon, former vice president and a Republican, were the main candidates who ran for president of the United States. ... Kennedy won the presidential election. ... Nixon won 219 electoral votes and Kennedy won 303 electoral votes. ... Nixon won 34,108,546 popular votes and Kennedy won 34,227,096 popular votes with a margin of 118,550 votes. Nixon and Kennedy both had similar ideas. ...
Kennedy was the first president to be Roman Catholic. ... Kennedy didnt have to worry about being Catholic once West Virginia, a heavily Protestant state, voted for him.
In the election of 1960, it was the first time the presidential debates were broadcast on television. ... The first debate was held in Chicago on September 26, 1960 with about 70 million viewers. ... After the first debate on Sept. ... One poll taken after one of the debates showed that people watching the debates on TV said Kennedy would win, while people listening to the debates on the radio said Nixon would win. After Kennedy was announced president-elect, some people said Kennedy won because of his appearance in debates. ... The advantages Kennedy had were that he was good looking, he had a good sense of humor, and he also studied note cards before he went into a debate. Also during the debates, Kennedy looked at the viewers when responding to a question. Some of the disadvantages Kennedy had were he was not well known, he was young, and his religion was Roman Catholic.
Nixon also had his ups and downs. Some advantages he had were he was the vice president of Dwight Eisenhower, he was well known, and he was 4 years older than Kennedy.
Approximate Word count = 1380
Approximate Pages = 5.5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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