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Originally Posted by GaryG
One debate that was critical was the first one, the one between JFK and Nixon. Not because of anything that was said, but the way the two candidates looked. JFK was tanned and relaxed. Nixon, who had a heavy beard, had a 5 o'clock shadow and he looked shifty. Of course the mob influence in Chicago didn't hurt either.
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I remember reading an article about a poll that taken after that debate. The majority of the people who listened to the debate on the radio thought Nixon clearly won the debate. The opposite result was true of those who watched the debate on television.
