History of the United States II / Unit 14 USH2 1952 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Radio and Television
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The idea
On September twenty-sixth, nineteen sixty, seventy million viewers watched the first televised presidential debate, between Kennedy and Nixon.
In practice
The same exchange heard on radio and seen on screen.
Where people slip
Radio listeners judged Nixon the winner; those who watched on television thought the more telegenic Kennedy did better. The medium changed the verdict.
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