to hide. once you see a guy sweating when asked a question, are you sure he is the leader for you? that s the question before the american people, and only you can decide what you want. what you want this country to bee, what you want to do with the future. i think we re ready to move. if you saw it on television, clearly kennedy had won that debate. general men, thank you very much for permitting us to present the next president of the united states on this unique program. it was the beginning of a new form of political craftsmanship. you could structure the message appropriately for the tv camera you could have a huge impact. and if you couldn t, you were toast. i d like you to give a real tonight welcome to senator of massachusetts, mr. john kennedy. may i ask you so i don t look too naive, a tough question right off the bat? whether i m democrat or republican? people recognize television was now the medium that mattered. it wasn t before 1960 and it was every day af
television. a lot of people were watching that night, and it introduced a lot of people to kennedy. let me see the tight shot on camera 1, please. you hear me now speaking? is that about the right tone of voice? good evening. the television and radio stations of the united states and their affiliated stations are proud to provide when the networks offered a debate, kennedy immediately said yes because he was sure he could do better than nixon. i think mr. nixon is an effective leader of his party. i hope he would grant me the same. the question before us is which point of view and which party do we want to lead the united states. mr. nixon, would you like to comment on that statement? i have no comment. if you are live on television and there is a camera right here, there is really no place to hide. once you see a guy sweating when asked a question, are you sure he is the leader for you? that s the question before the american people, and only
in 1960, the nixon/kennedy debate was a first in television. a lot of people were watching that night, and it introduced a lot of people to kennedy. the tight shot on camera one. hear me now speaking. is that about the right tone of voice? good evening, the television and radio stations of the united states and their affiliated stations when the networks offered a debate, kennedy immediately said yes because he was sure he could do better than nixon. i think mr. nixon is an effective leader of his party. i hope he would grant me the same. the question before us is which point of view and which party do we want to lead the united states. mr. nixon, would you like to comment on that statement? i have no comment. if you are live on television and there is a camera right here, there is really no place to hide. once you see a guy sweating when asked a question, are you sure he is the leader for you?