Wow! It's Been 50 Years? Pitt Faculty Offer Perspective on Anniversary of First Televised Presidential Debate
September 08, 2010
September 08, 2010
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 8 -- The University of Pittsburgh issued the following news release:
On 26 Sept. 1960, 70 million people tuned in to watch Vice President Richard Nixon and Senator John Kennedy of Massachusetts in the first-ever televised presidential debate. It was the first of four televised debates between Kennedy and Nixon, and these live debates would forever change how presidential candidates conducted their campaigns. Two University of Pittsburgh communication professors a . . .
On 26 Sept. 1960, 70 million people tuned in to watch Vice President Richard Nixon and Senator John Kennedy of Massachusetts in the first-ever televised presidential debate. It was the first of four televised debates between Kennedy and Nixon, and these live debates would forever change how presidential candidates conducted their campaigns. Two University of Pittsburgh communication professors a . . .