USA HISTORY

THE 1970S 1969 1979

FOREIGN POLICIES OF PRESIDENT NIXON

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which audience thought Nixon won the 1960 Presidential debate?
A
Radio
B
Television
C
Internet
D
Shortwave
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The 1960 United States presidential election was the 44th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 8, 1960. In a closely contested election, Democratic United States Senator John F. Kennedy defeated the incumbent vice president Richard Nixon, the Republican nominee.

Detailed explanation-2: -The typical answer to that question is 1960, Kennedy v. Nixon. In fact, the first televised debate occurred four years earlier, when Democratic candidate Adlai Stevenson challenged incumbent Republican president Dwight Eisenhower-but those two men did not appear in the debate.

Detailed explanation-3: -John F. Kennedy, a wealthy Democratic senator from Massachusetts, was elected president in 1960, defeating Vice President Richard Nixon. Though he clearly won the electoral vote, Kennedy’s received only 118, 000 more votes than Nixon in this close election.

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