Nixon had urged U.S. military aid to the beleaguered French in Vietnam in 1954; he was part of an administration that was pushing for support for the anti-Communist forces in Laos (JFK, by ...

The two had been running neck-and-neck, and Nixon had been surging in the days leading up to the debate. But in its aftermath, Kennedy opened a 48 to 43 percent lead, according to JFK’s internal ...

John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon stand at podiums during their debate in 1960. Saul Pett, a prominent feature writer for The Associated Press, rated Nixon highly for projecting cordiality.

"What we have today is more like a competitive press conference," Nichter said. "Even in 1960, Nixon came ready to debate whereas JFK knew the real audience was the one watching at home.

If Nixon had won the White House in 1960, Thomas said, Nixon’s confidence would have been higher. “He wouldn’t have been so paranoid about the Kennedys, for one thing,” he said.

“Gold vs. nominal GDP targeting” would seem like a pretty wonky discussion to most people. So, I will try to put it in different terms: John F. Kennedy vs. Richard Nixon. When John F. Kennedy ...

The first of the four “Great Debates” between Republican candidate for president Richard Nixon and Democrat John F. Kennedy, September 26, 1960, was historic for many reasons. For one, it was ...

On radio, most pundits and polls scored the September 26, 1960, debate between presidential candidates Richard M. Nixon and John F. Kennedy a draw, with some giving the Republican contender the edge.

Nixon did not. As a result, JFK looked relaxed and at ease. Nixon didn't. The hot TV lights appeared to give him a heavy beard, even though he had closely shaved before the TV appearance.

On the night of June 17, 1972, McCord — who resigned from the CIA the prior year and subsequently had been hired to work for the Republican National Committee and President Richard Nixon’s re ...

Eric Hamburg talked about his book [JFK, Nixon, Oliver Stone and Me: An Idealist's Journey from Capitol Hill to Hollywood Hell], published by PublicAffairs Books. Mr. Hamburg worked for Senator ...

The aesthetics were not Nixon's only shortcoming on debate night. "It wasn’t just about the visuals," Fredrik Logevall, a JFK biographer and the Laurence D. Belfer Professor of International ...