Political Encounters
By Rodney Castleden
- Release Date: 2020-07-01
- Genre: History
Description
This e-book is an extract from Encounters that Changed the World and is also available as part of that complete publication.
On 26 September 1960, an estimated 70 million Americans watched John Kennedy and Richard Nixon in the first ever televised presidential debate. Nixon perspired heavily and appeared unshaven while Kennedy was immaculate and composed with a California suntan. Kennedy had found his perfect medium and in future he was to use it to great effect. Read about the famous TV encounter between Kennedy and Nixon along with other significant political encounters that changed the world.
