USA HISTORY

THE COLD WAR 1950 1973

JOHN F KENNEDY AND THE COLD WAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following WAS an advantage for Kennedy over Nixon?
A
the economy
B
Cold War strategies
C
his faith
D
television
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -September 26-October 21, 1960 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: -What was one way in which the televised debate between Kennedy and Nixon was significant? The visual nature of the debate played to Kennedy’s strengths, especially as Nixon was sick with a virus. Due to his concerns that he came across as weak during the Vienna Summit with Nikita Khrushchev, John F.

Detailed explanation-3: -Nixon and Democratic Senator John F. Kennedy, would forever alter the landscape of political campaigning. The Nixon-Kennedy debates were the first presidential debates to be broadcast to a nationwide television and radio audience. Millions of Americans watched or listened to the historic confrontation.

Detailed explanation-4: -Which presidential campaign produced the first nationally televised debate? The typical answer to that question is 1960, Kennedy v. Nixon.

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