Politics

Nixon/Kennedy Debate 50th Anniversary

50 years ago this week, candidates Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy met in Chicago for the first televised presidential debate. Many believe that it changed the outcome of the election. We talk with Newton Minow, who was a key player in setting up the debate, and broadcasting historian Bruce DuMont.

• The Museum of Broadcast Communications in-depth website about televised presidential debates
• Find out more about the museum's 50th Anniversary of the Kennedy/Nixon Debate event on Sunday, September 26
• Inside the Presidential Debates by Newton Minow and Craig LaMay