The first 1960 presidential debate between Republican Vice-President Richard M. Nixon and Democratic Senator John F. Kennedy.Telecast from WBBM-TV in Chicago.
Howard K. Smith is moderator. Panelists: Sander Vanocur, Charles Warren, Stuart Novins, Robert Fleming.
Televised on all three networks. The first of four nationally televised debates between Vice President Richard M. Nixon and Senator John F. Kennedy, Republican and Democratic nominees for President of the United States. Domestic and internal matters are discussed including race relations, agriculture, the federal debt, education, Communism and social security. Posing questions to Nixon and Kennedy are news correspondents Sander Vanocur, Stuart Novins, Robert Flemming and Charles Warren. Moderator for this historical event is Howard K. Smith.