Milhouse Nixon were in a series of debates that were different from past

debates. The three biggest national television networks arranged for the

debate to be televised on all three stations. The Democratic candidate,

Senator Kennedy from Massachusetts, and Vice President Nixon both agreed

Each debate was given a subject matter that the candidates agreed to

correspond their answers with the subject. The first debate was for the issues

concerning domestic questions, the second was centered around the area of

foreign policy, and the third and fourth debates were basically a repetition of

previous topics. During each debate four news representatives asked

On September 26, 1960 the first debate took place in Chicago. The

moderator was Howard K. Smith, and his job was to introduce the candidates

and controlled the question and answer segments of the debates. He

instructed the candidates to give their 8 minute opening speech and their three

minute closing speech. The first introduced by Smith was Senator Kennedy.

Kennedy’s concept throughout his opening statement was that the

Kennedy-Nixon Debate, p.5) Nixon answered by giving very specific

Most of the questions focused on Russia and Khrushchev, and how the

words, he said that how the winner of the election would be remembered as

involved more in other countries foreign affairs and then freedom would

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