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Television conventions and Kennedy’s rise through TV
Cronkite recounts how television transformed national conventions into dramatic events. He notes Kennedy’s 1960 ascent aided by TV, the Stevenson-Kennedy ticket fight, and how TV shaped campaign perception. then a Jamaica Tourist Board note on safe swimming practices caps the column.
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Walter Cronkite
Cynthia Lowry
CBS
Philadelphia
John F. Kennedy
Adlai E. Stevenson
Chicago
Los Angeles
Stevenson
Kennedy
John Kennedy