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Presidential Debate #1
Location: Chicago, IL
Kennedy's body language was aggressive during the debate when topics like his work in Congress were spoke upon, whereas, Nixon's body Language was suttle yet hostile, blaming the country's economic problems on President Truman's Administration.Those who heard the radio broadcast only said that it seemed to be a draw. However, those who watched the televised broadcast thought Kennedy won. -
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Dates of Presidential Debates
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Presidential Debate #2
Location: Washington, DC
Nixon made a much more aggressive approach in this debate. The most important topics of this debate were about Cuba and the Cold War in general. Nixon won this debate. -
Presidential Debate #3
Location: Nixon in Hollywood; Kennedy in New York City
Nixon campaigned on the theme that Kennedy would let Communists take the islands of Quemoy and Matsu. -
Presidential Debate #4
Location: ABC Studios, New York
The 2 candidates, Kennedy and Nixon go head to head on a debate about Cuba and what the U.S. government should support. Kennedy looked more knowledgeable on this topic. He won this debate. -
Election Day
Many said that without the televised debates, Kennedy would have lost the 1960 election to Nixon. Kennedy got 0.1% more votes than Nixon. Kennedy won the Electoral College with 303 votes. Nixon had 219; 296 were needed to win.
