"Good evening. The television and radio stations of the United States and their affiliated stations are proud to provide facilities for a discussion of issues in the current political campaign by the two major candidates for the presidency. The candidates need no introduction. The Republican candidate, Vice President Richard M. Nixon, and the Democratic candidate, Senator John F. Kennedy."
The timing of this development could not have been better for the Democratic nominee, Massachusetts Sen. John F. Kennedy, who was in an intensely close race with Republican Richard M. Nixon, the incumbent two-term vice president. Kennedy, who at age 43 was seeking to become the youngest man elected as president of the United States, had scaled back some of his campaign activities to prepare for the first of the candidates’ four debates on Sept. 26, 1960. The handsome candidate looked hale and rested.
Nixon, though just four years Kennedy’s senior, had an older appearance — some said he was born with a “5 o’clock shadow” — and looked worn by comparison. Health issues and a rigorous campaign schedule before the debate did not help.
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