President ial debate between kennedy and nixon. Heres a picture of them that shows really the problem. The very first televised president ial debate was between these two men in 1960. The idea did not come from the candidates or the political parties, it came from the networks. Kennedy quickly accepted. Nixon, against the advice of many, also accepted. That now widely thought 1960 seven debate was a disaster for nixon, who had been sick, who had eight no effort to cover up his 5 00 shadow, and who looked bad compared to the tan and rested jack kennedy. As you can see in these photographs, nixon is wiping sweat from his face. Those who heard the debate on radio thought nixon had won. Those who saw it on tv had thought kennedy had won. The first president ial Campaign Debate show the incredible impact of television and added a new requirement to president ial candidates. That they be telegenic. 16 years passed between the first and second debate in 1976, when president gerald ford agreed
He should be president , a night a lifetime in the making. He takes the stage tonight at 77, the oldest nominee in american history. His first run for president in 1987 undone by charges of plagiarism. In 2008, eclipsed by the star power of Hillary Clinton and barack obama. And four years ago it appears his political career was over when clinton won the nomination with the quiet help of president obama. But the shocking win of donald trump in 2016 made this nomination possible. Hell argue tonight, joe biden, that it makes his election necessary. Speaker after speaker at this convention made the case that President Trump is not up to the job, that he plunged the nation into crisis and poses a danger to our democracy. Most by barack obama, an attack by a president on a sitting president. That case being made by the member of the greatest generation, 92yearold ed wood. I have been a republican since 1960s. Im a member of the nra, and i voted for trump. I think trump has been the worst pre
How her district has been hit by the coronavirus, what needs to be done as far as Economic Relief and what congress will do, and the 2020 election. Events thatrtual politico is hosting in the coming weeks, journalists from across the newsroom. If you have any questions for representative ocasiocortez, you can tweet them and we will try to get to them at the end of our conversation. Before she joins us in a few minutes, lets set the stage for where we are today. And number of weeks into the corona pandemic. You are in your house, i am in my, it is different from a lot of the live events we have done. Made we can break it down in terms of what is happening at the white house and on capitol hill. And this effort to try to figure out when the u. S. Can reopen for business. Jake welcome to my living room or my office. Veryportant important things to think about. The white house in the midst of rolling out a counsel with which the president will decide by what mechanism and went to open the
I am jake sherman. I am joined by my colleague anna palmer to post a virtual aoc. Ook with she will talk to us about how by thetrict has been hit coronavirus and what congress is going to do in the coming weeks and months. Todays briefings are among the political events politico is hosting across the newsroom. , youu have any questions can tweak them with the atpolitico. Lets just set the stage for where we are today several weeks into this pandemic. This is different from a lot of the live events we have done. Lets break it down from what is happening at the white house and this overarching effort on figuring out when the u. S. Can reopen for business. Catch us up to speed. Room or my office. Veryportant important things to think about. The white house in the midst of rolling out a counsel with which the president will decide by what mechanism and went to open the economy and his estimation economy, which wasnt a good position before the coronavirus, and the president wants to get it
Politico is hosting in the coming weeks, journalists from across the newsroom. If you have any questions for representative ocasiocortez, you can tweet them and we will try to get to them at the end of our conversation. Before she joins us in a few minutes, lets set the stage for where we are today. And number of weeks into the corona pandemic. You are in your house, i am in my, it is different from a lot of the live events we have done. Made we can break it down in terms of what is happening at the white house and on capitol hill. And this effort to try to figure out when the u. S. Can reopen for business. Jake welcome to my living room or my office. Veryportant important things to think about. The white house in the midst of rolling out a counsel with which the president will decide by what mechanism and went to open the economy and his estimation economy, which wasnt a good position before the coronavirus, and the president wants to get it back in a good position. The president s fo