Kennedy Nixon TV Debate Sets Political Precedent
Chicago recalls the 1960 Kennedy Nixon TV debate at WBBM TV Studio 1. The face-to-face confrontation introduced televised immediacy to politics with strict production parity and careful staging. Viewers favored Kennedy on television, though radio polls differed.
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Chicago
John F. Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
Wbbm-Tv
Studio 1
Kennedy
Massachusetts
Nixon
Howard K. Smith
Herb Klein
San Diego
Copley Newspapers Group
Klein
Peter Bertolini
Ted Rogers
Eisenhower
Hal Fisher
CBS
WBBM
Bertolini
Bela Lugosi
Reagan big winner with PAC money
President Reagan topped last year’s campaign spending by PACs and individuals, with nearly 23 million dollars in total. Conservative PACs spent 15.8 million to aid Reagan, while liberals spent 803,923 to back Mondale, and 343,835 against Reagan.
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Washington
Reagan
Walter Mondale
Mondale
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PAC Money
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Michael Goland
California
Charles Percy
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James C. Moore
Dripping Springs
Texas
U.S
Senate
Lloyd Doggett
Phil Gramm
Terry Schitoskey
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