Kennedy vs. Nixon - 1st 1960 Debate
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- Clip from the 1st 1960 presidential debate between Senator John F. Kennedy (D-MA) and Vice President Richard Nixon (R-CA). Held on September 26, 1960, it was the first presidential debate between candidates from opposing political parties as well as the first one to be televised. It is best known not by its subject matter, but by the preparedness and physical appearance of both candidates. Television audiences thought Kennedy won the debate by a landslide, while radio audiences thought Nixon won it by a landslide. Nixon appeared emaciated, unhealthy, and awkward, while Kennedy appeared handsome, tanned and confident. Nixon was recovering from an injured knee that resulted in a recent hospital stay. He had just arrived at the studio after a strenuous campaign in which he made appearances in all 50 states, including newly admitted Alaska and Hawaii. He refused to have makeup applied to his face, and had not shaved, making his stubble clearly visible to television viewers. Kennedy on the other hand, took time to rest before the debates and his suit contrasted well against the background. In effect, Nixon's gray suit seemed to blend in with the background, especially on the era's black and white television screens.
Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.
I'm shocked at how cordial these men are. Even when criticizing each other, they are polite. Nothing like todays debates.
These debates are better then our debates yeah but honestly the debates today aren't that bad either because we citizens still get enough information on who to vote for and not to and that should be the main reason for debates. The debates aren't the same yes but they still get the job done.
Joshua Willis I disagree. The information we are provided before, during, and after the debates is, at best, wave-top and does not address the complexities of domestic and foreign policy challenges. As an example, calls by the current crop of Republican candidates (for the 2016 Presidential Election) to not accept the P5+1 agreement with Iran for restrictions on Iran's nuclear weapon program but offer nothing as an alternative (i.e., exactly what do they mean by strengthening sanctions against Iran?). This is especially important in the context that the other nations (Britain, France, Russia, China, and Germany) participating in this agreement are about to drop sanctions against Iran and will not support unilateral US (or US and Israeli) military action against Iran. Their demands to not accept this agreement also completely ignore the fact that the agreement is a base for reintegrating Iran into the community of nations and will likely engender Iranian cooperation against ISIL and Iranian cooperation in our (the US) effort to stabilize Afghanistan and Iraq to an acceptable level that allows us to end our wars in those countries. Again, the supposed debates and supposed domestic and foreign policy stances that Republican and Democrat candidates espouse will not have the detail we need to determine how much these candidates undestand the complexities of these issues. As has been the case throughout 2015 as these men/woman announced their respective candidacy for President, everything between now and the general election will be more about mudslinging/criticizing and minimizing missteps than it will be about an honest discussion/debate of the issues and how each candidate would address them.
+wbneilsen debates in general are pointless. It is impossible to answer the question in detail given the amount of time. At best, debates show how composed someone is when under pressure and how clever they are in coming up with a response somewhat connected to the question.
+wbneilsen it's like the GOP are a bunch of hooligans that never paid attention class. They are bullies and would have gotten an F in civics 101. Geesh. How did they ever get to be elected.. oh wait.. never mind.. sigh...
it gets worse
So who’s here after that dumpster fire of a debate between Trump and Biden?
here! here! I needed a breath of fresh air after THAT... LOL
This debate is way more peaceful compared to the Trump vs. Biden debate.
all they do is fucking blabber lol
Present.
I needed to remind myself that what we saw was an extreme anomaly and not the norm.
This is a real debate. Not like the ones we see today.
Amen!
EXACTLY! Even if you decreased both of their IQ's by half, they would still have better arguments than the two clowns today.
Both of these candidates were very well educated and respected one another.
True that.
As much as I like trump, that 2016 debate was completely autistic
This aged like wine. If only we knew how bad it would get because of hitler 2.0...
Two intelligent articulate men having a civilized debate over important issues. 55 years later we now have Hilary Clinton and Donald Trump. What on Earth happened?
I was wondering the exact same thing!!
+Sloth from The Goonies Hillary is more intelligent and "articulate" than you will ever be.
+Sloth from The Goonies Hillary Clinton is articulate and intelligent, but she has to dumb it down for the base
+kvnd7331 I don't doubt Hilary's intelligence I mean you'd have to have some kind of spanner going if you were willing to stay married to a guy that both hid and admitted to cheating on her. However this year I would like to call the No Contest Era. Now there are three kinds of No contests. NC 1: The people you don't want to win, from either side loses and gets replaced by someone either new or a veteran looking for their chance in the spotlight. NC 2: Where one side wins by default and NC 3: Where whoever wins everyone else loses. The Hilary and Trump contest is NC 3 on the grounds that both have good and bad points, but no one on both sides hopes they win.
+Shanethefilmmaker I hope Hillary wins.
"I would also express, my fondness, for that particular beer."
clearly he never drank a Duff in his life.
Lol
This is so classy and objective. Can we go back to this?
Well the answer to your question seems to be a big No
@@x28v20 Oh god, it's gotten so much worse.
Very sad that this won't happen
Its very disappointing to see how our nations candidates went from very polite and respectful, to todays “politicians”. It really sucks.
Big So true. Even though there were politicians who were at opposition, they were respectful.
Not only that,but today’s presidential debates lack the clear intelligence and grace on full view here.
Sign of the times really.
Money and power will do that to you
Yet people somehow think of the old times to be primitive and backward and the current era to be 'advanced'.
So who’s here after that dumpster fire of a debate between Trump and Biden?
Biden made 1960 Nixon look like a natural debater.
this is a REAL debate
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Boring**** is what you mean
@@lisashelton5602 I hope that's a joke
@Internet Hardcase
Gotta love how they politely tell Kennedy to stand up and go to the podium and he just does it while still finishing his statement. Just shows the extra swag Kennedy had.
right!
who's here after watching the trump v biden debate?
Me, I'm comparing & contrasting... lol
Me. I rewatched the one on the JFK library but comments arent on so here I am.
Lol. That was a shit show
Me+1111
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I’m here just to see what a real presidential debate looked like.I was 12 years old when this happened how times changed.
@@Chuked You are ignorant
@@Chuked you literally said "wow ur old" thats ignorant
2 very experienced politicians who have a lot of passion and commitment to doing their job. I'm glad they both got to serve as our president.
Had to come here after that dreadful show tonight.
What went wrong?
R Varun Everything
One major problem - These are actual journalists asking legitimate questions. dislike unsubed
They are worded in a way that could still make a person look bad in some way or another, but both men intelligently get around that clear and concisely.
@@moose7145 They were both different calibers of politicians from that time. At least they were respectful and actually debated policy without belittling one another as men.
my goodness how standards have fallen.
Both capable smart men. Even if your guy lost, somehow you knew things would be ok......now??????
Except they weren’t ok with Nixon ?
@@twilightsuzuka6252 Who’s “they”? Nixon and Kennedy were both intelligent men and both successful Presidents, albeit Watergate does over shadow much of Nixon he still had some great success
@@khabbad By they I meant things. Things weren’t ok with Nixon.
@@twilightsuzuka6252 Nixon: ended the draft, ended the Vietnam war, achieved Strategic Arms Limitation, achieved Detente with the Soviets, opened Sino American relations, desegregated the Southern Schools, saved Israel and created the EPA. Yes, he was one of the most successful Presidents unfortunately it was overshadowed by Watergate. Once again both were capable intelligent men that achieved much for America.
@@khabbad Watergate
God I love Kennedy's accent
@john collins you
It’s hot 🔥
Who's here after the 2020 emotional disaster of a debate?
i watched this a few months ago but i'm curious if anyone else is stumbling on civil and honest debates of the past.
This is the most interesting debate I have ever seen. The debates now look like something out of a SNL skit.
thanks so much for the subtitles, which make these debates a joy to watch
sawadee You're welcome, glad you enjoyed it.
Let's Photoshop Kennedy's hair on Nixon's head and see who wins.
😂😂
Coomer
Lmaooo to be fair jfk did have pretty privilege 😭
The only debate where the 2 candidates became future presidents
I never really thought about that
What if Trump becomes President again
Kennedy vs. Nixon was one of my favorite debates; both men were acting civilly toward each other, no insults and no screaming.
Benny Kwok yeah but there was still mud slinging just more subtle
Joshua Willis mud slinging is a strong way to put it. They still respected the position of there opponent.
I saw this during class and I wish presidential debates nowadays were like this, the way they used to be and the way they're supposed to be.
Kennedy won because of these reasons:
- His suit stood up while Nixons' blended in with the background.
- The temperature was increased and Nixon started to sweat
- Nixon had recently undergone surgery and was not standing straight unlike Kennedy.
Overal Nixon' arguments were considered to be better.
T-Bone Mendez jfk won because he promised peace....so republicans used cia to eliminate him....republicans are communists
T-Bone Mendez It's funny because those who listened to the debate on the radio had thought that Nixon had won, because the radio broadcast had none of the issues stated above. Just goes to show how much of an impact television has had on presidential elections.
wearethebomb42 GOES TO SHOW HOW MUCH THEY MANIPULATED YOU...JUST THINK...IF NIXON HAD WON...WATERGATE WOULD HAVE BEEN SOONER....CHINA WOULD BE SELLING PRODUCTS SOONER...USA SUPPORTS CHINA...BUYS ALL THE COMMUNIST PRODUCTS INSTEAD OF DEMOCRACY PRODUCTS...
SINCE THE REPUBLICANS RUN THE USA...
SEEMS WE HAVE A NEW USA...
UNITED STATES SOCIALIST REPUBLICANS....ITS SHORT FORM IS USSR....
wearethebomb42 Haha very much indeed. I don't remember where I got this information, might have been history or social studies but I do know that the book also pointed out that those who were listening on the radio said Nixons arguments were stronger than Kennedys.
T-Bone Mendez JFK WANTED PEACE....
NIXON WAR....DEMOCRATES WANT PEACE...REPUBLICANS WANT WAR...
REPUBLICANS KILL THE MAN WHO WAS GONNA BRING PEACE...THEN JFK DIES AND USA GOES TO WAR SMUGGLING WEAPONS TO BOTH SIDES....
LINCOLN PROMISED FREEDOM...GOT A BULLET FOR IT...
JFK PROMISED PEACE AND GOT A SLASH FOR IT...
ML KING PROMISED EQUALITY AND GOT A BULLET...
DEMOCRATES DIE...REPUBLICANS CALL IT a mystery....
This was back when both candidates actually respected each other. God knows what happened
"The federal government has to solve all problems" vs "the federal government should empower individuals to solve their own problems." Very familiar argument.
I like debates like these. No interruptions. Just authenticity.
Debates back then: Times New Roman
Debates now: Comic Sans
5:23 "Problems the United States is going to face in the 60s"
If only he could have seen how many problems there would be.
So how many people came to this video after the September 29th, 2020 Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome Event?
Me
I happen to know that Senator Kennedy was quite fond of that particular beer. :)
I happen to know the senator and that was probably just a facetious remark. ;-)
Reasons why people say JFK won the debate: many people say Nixon looked uncomfortable and weak due to him sweating so much in fact this took place when Nixon was still recovering from his knee infection
2:39 that man never drunk a Duff in his life
american politics being a serious, civilized and polite debate to a literal reality show where two men insult each other
I know this sounds corny to say, but man I am so glad stuff like this, though only 50 yrs. old, (much older than I have memory of) is still available for public record. It really helps understand these "Presidents of old" more intimately.
Unrelated, I note how different those times were; The change of focus from P.R. (Posture, smiling, rolled up sleeves) to understanding the candidates more clearly.
The man never drank a Duff in his life.
4:22
1960 Republican candidate: "I think both he and I will abide by whatever the people decide."
2020 Republican candidate: "If I don't win voting is fraud and democracy is fake news."
lol the same with democrats in the 2016 election
"No comment"
1st chance Nixon got to talk in Q & A
WTF!!!!
Compared to either of these men, Trump sounds like he has the education of a pre-schooler.
Regardless of your politics you can’t say that these two candidates did not do an absolutely fantastic job trying to sell themselves to those on the fence on why they should be president. No wonder 1960 was the closest election in history.
Even if Trump debated JFK or Nixon, neither of them would tell him to shut up because they had dignity and respect.
Biden is better man then me because I called trump something way worse had acting like that on the stage with me lol
i love John F.Kennedy
Yes!
Nixon's performance in this debate is considered a decades-spanning example of a horrible performance due solely to how he looked appearance-wise compared to Kennedy. And he still would have run circles around Trump and Biden if he were onstage with them the other night.
Yeah, TV was becoming mainstream and unfortunately for Tricky Dick, JFK is more physically attractive, even if he is the worse debater
@@quakethedoombringer I read a story that he had a bad knee and hit it right before the debate. Makes me feel kinda bad.
I was curious how they were done back in the day after that Trump vs Biden roast battle. This is nice and presidential
Thanks for captioning!
Wow, rhetoric was so much more highly developed then.
I was learning about the 1960 election in school and learned that JFK had acting coaches to help him train for tv interviews (really shows).
At 0:42 you notice that Nixon had to remind the moderator that Kennedy is supposed to stand when answering questions, which was the agreed upon format. Nixon observed the rules of the game, Kennedy was much more relaxed and confident, just like a privileged rich boy assured of his place at the table. Nixon was always thinking, paying attention, he had to, he alone brought himself to this point in his career.
This debate is more calm compared to today’s
wow the audio quality is amazing the voices are crystil clear
I’d also like to express my fondness for that particular beer.
Sad hearing JFK saying by 1970 when talking about advancement in American society when he would never get to see that day
Thanks for posting this important historical bizarreness
How debates should be
It's sad how far we have fallen as a nation, in regards to decency in politics. These two men, despite being adversaries, were honorable in debate, in a stark contrast to the outrageous slander and propaganda used by candidates in modern political elections.
Two of my favorite President's on one video.
2020 debate brought me here
Kennedy's got my vote. That young guy is going places!
Also I'm surprised and kind of ashamed I never looked this up, I wonder how the political stage compares now to then. Right off the bat I'm glad to see the shittalking aspects of the debate isn't new to this day and age. For some reason.
Well I came here from Cracked, but I can say that they both look rather energetic.
Definitely not like the circus we have on TV today.
The Chad JFK vs the virgin Nixon
I would uh..... like to take this time to uh... express my fondness for that particular beer.
im confused. in school, i was taught that nixon lost this debate because Kennedy was "looking into the camera was if he was talking to the american people." but now thay i am actually seeing this, it seems that Nixon did just as good of a job at looking into the camera as kennedy.
Talk about change of times ...
goddamn I wish we had Kennedy back
It was said that Mr Nixon refused to wear makeup for the debate, whereas Mr Kennedy made full use of it.
I understand that Nixon was suffering with an injury and looked strained in the debate, Kennedy outperformed him on TV.
Also Kennedys charisma showed, despite the seriousness of the occasion whereas Nixon looked defensive.
Kennedy didn’t seem especially charismatic to me.
You want to know the difference between politicians that actually cared and the ones (that we have today) who just put on a show, who make everything a bipartisan issue? At 1:43, the moderators give Nixon a chance to rebuttal, and he says "I have no comment". There is no way in hell you would ever hear a politician today utter those words. That was class.
John F.Kennedy was such a good president!
Now Donny you need to take turns with Joey. We can set an egg timer and you can each have a turn to speak uninterrupted until the timer runs out. Here's an example, let's practice this a few times before you go on national TV. See how John and Richard are civil, answer the moderator's questions, and don't speak over each other?
Kennedy and Nixon both have the advantage of being eloquent and engaging speakers who projected intelligence. Calm, collected, confident. Very rare to have both major parties put up candidates like that.
Indeed 👍🏻
Good thing is that both of them had a chance to become Presidents in their time
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GOOD EVENING EARTHLICANS!
I have xhallenge fir you, take a sip of anything you are drinking every time they say "Uh" subtitles help to notice that
Please turn off the bubbles! It is so damn irritating! I want to lissen to the debate undesturbed!
From JFK to now Trump. Lord help us
Anthony Campos to be fair these was a long slide into this, it's not like we don't deserve it 🤔🤔
@bill bixby haha. Good joke
Nixon's voice was sexy, too bad this wasn't a radio debate
This is great. Subtitles on a historical piece of video.
2:39 "that was probably a facetious remark"
Where was Megyn Kelly???????????
Still healing from Donald Trump attacks
in her fathers balls
Nixon: didn’t check the background ahead of time and wears a grey suit 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
Why is it that we never see the entire VIDEO of this debate, only the kinescope?
Kennedy is so intelligent
+Ruth Pitts So am I...
The man never drank a Duff in his life!
I liked the news anchors from different networks presenting themselves at the start ngl
I don't know what people are talking about Nixon looks healthy, energetic, and strong. A little awkward yes and his lips seemed to be glowing. But Kennedy looks like he's about to faint, he looks sweaty, pained, and worried. If there was an advantage for Kennedy over television I don't see it. But then maybe I'm just biased because I know Kennedy was gravely ill at this point.
The people at the time thought Kennedy looked better. Nixon was slouching because of an injury instead of standing straight.
Sorry, the 'was' was a typo. Meant to say 'wasn't'.
Kennedy looks statesmanlike and presidential here, and Nixon looks like a snarky used car salesman.
+trwent Kinda sad that looking "presidential" factors into people's evaluation of a candidate. Advent of TV has made physical appearance way more important than it should be IMHO.
it's because his knee was injured a few weeks before the first debate
Yeah …..and video killed the radio star !!
“The man never drank a Duff in his life.
great observation, mikado. i agree 100 percent. the man was pure class and intelligence.
Ye Nixon just went on a huge rant about who cares. Couldn't he have made that briefer? I know that's rich coming from me but I am not running any time soon.
Anyone else hear cause their teachers are making them watch to compare this debate to the 2020 one
Woah, respect? Hard to come by these days
Good stuff! They both had brains, AND they did not need teleprompters to speak. That Sander Vanocur was an obvious lefty boy with anti-Nixon slanted questions.
Max Power ---> Thanks for putting this up on You Tube. I knew it existed but have not seen it for probably 10+ years. Can you put up the rest of the Debate please?
Nixon hurt his knee badly just before this debate and is in some pain. You can see on certain angles in wide shots how he won't put any weight on it and is actually putting his weight through his hands onto the podium in order to bend his knee slightly..
Love Jack's elite ruling class Ivy Leaguesque Bostonian accent. Nixon was super smart, well qualified and motivated to do the job, but not as handsome, young, charming, polished and charismatic as Kennedy.
Former President Richard Nixon was a contestant on the April 22, 1994 episode of the game show Celebrity Bucket Kickers. Almost 31 years earlier, John F. Kennedy was a contestant on the November 22, 1963 episode of Celebrity Bucket Kickers.
Baaab Flemming , ABC
Susan Kohistany hahahaha
and the fact that Kennedy had just arrived looking tan and refreshed from the beaches of Florida, but Nixon was recovering from a knee injury, and sweating profusely from the heat of the lights.