Silver Screen 85...Kennedy-Nixon

Description:

Richard Nixon and John F.Kennedy made history on September 26, 1960 when they became the first presidential candidates to hold a televised debate. Weeks later, they made history again—by debating each other from different sides of the country. This third Kennedy-Nixon debate came into living rooms on a split screen but was shot in three locations. Because of their campaign schedules, Nixon spoke in Los Angeles, Kennedy in New York, and the panelists in Chicago. This poster leveraged the televised presidential debates to sell more TVs.

Date Made: 1960

Referenced: Kennedy, John F.Nixon, Richard M.

Location: Currently not on view

General Subject Association: PoliticsElectionsPolitical Campaigns

Subject:

See more items in: Political History: Political History, Campaign Collection, Government, Politics, and Reform

Exhibition:

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Credit Line: Charles J. Nau

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2018.0231.139Catalog Number: 2018.0231.139Accession Number: 2018.0231

Object Name: poster

Physical Description: blue; white; gray (overall color)paper (overall material)portrait-oriented (overall orientation)Measurements: overall: 41 5/8 in x 25 in; 105.7275 cm x 63.5 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-2843-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1897869

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