USA HISTORY

THE COLD WAR 1950 1973

JOHN F KENNEDY AND THE COLD WAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
During the 1960 presidential campaign, television aired the first
A
presidential speech
B
results of the election
C
presidential debate
D
political commentary
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Senator John F. Kennedy (left) and Vice-president Richard Nixon (right), prior to their first presidential debate. Some believe that those who listened to the first debate on radio thought that Nixon had won, while those who watched that debate on television thought that Kennedy had won.

Detailed explanation-2: -The first general election presidential debate was 1960 United States presidential debates, held on September 26, 1960, between Senator John F. Kennedy, the Democratic nominee, and Vice President Richard Nixon, the Republican nominee, in Chicago at the studios of CBS’s WBBM-TV. It was moderated by Howard K.

Detailed explanation-3: -During the 1960 debates between the two candidates, Americans for the first time could tune in and watch the debates on television, or listen on the radio. About 70 million people tuned in to watch the Kennedy/Nixon debates.

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