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22. I think he was running a fever

Reply to ailsagirl (Reply #19)

Thu Oct 1, 2020, 12:27 AM

Oct 2020

I think he was running a fever and his leg was hurt .I just remember that the sweat he had on his lip was a bad look for him on TV .Also if I remember right the majority of people that watched the debate on tv thought Kennedy won while the majority that listened to the debate on the radio thought Nixon won .

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George R.R. Martin's comments on the debate [View all] Quixote1818 Sep 2020 OP

A book about this debate was the first book on politics I read BootinUp Sep 2020 #1

Nixon was ill. tblue37 Sep 2020 #4

Yeah I recall something about that. A cold wasnt it? BootinUp Sep 2020 #5

And JFK had stage makeup and Nixon didn't. SharonAnn Sep 2020 #12

I believe it was the other way around ailsagirl Oct 2020 #19

I think he was running a fever Aerator Oct 2020 #22

Nixon had had a bad infection in one of his knees thucythucy Oct 2020 #26

JFK was considered the first TV-savvy presidential candidate. He did use makeup for the camera... Hekate Oct 2020 #25

I remember "the missile gap" and 'Quemoy and Matsu" SharonAnn Sep 2020 #13

The one i recall had a picture of this debate BootinUp Sep 2020 #14

Bravo!! Ferrets are Cool Sep 2020 #2

Excellent lead in! "..he ignored the rules -- rules his own campaign had negotiated and agreed to -- Cha Sep 2020 #3

I never get over the journalists' chair swivels Sympthsical Sep 2020 #6

In other words... regnaD kciN Sep 2020 #7

LOL. Quixote1818 Sep 2020 #9

Grabbing a dragon which didnt belong to him, soldierant Oct 2020 #16

Nixon refused to wear TV makeup so he looked bad on TV FakeNoose Sep 2020 #8

this clip positively, overwhelmingly verifies dump is the absolute idiot peacebuzzard Sep 2020 #10

Thank you Pepsidog Sep 2020 #11

Important to give perspective. Thank you for this. ancianita Sep 2020 #15

"I have seen every presidential debate ever held." Sogo Oct 2020 #17

The Lincoln/Douglas Debates were prior to the election for Senator of Illinois. Aristus Oct 2020 #20

Oops....My bad. nt. Sogo Oct 2020 #24

In addition to Kennedy, it's a pleasure to see Howard K Smith, Sandor Vanocur, and the others. NBachers Oct 2020 #18

Kick! burrowowl Oct 2020 #21

KNR niyad Oct 2020 #23

One of the main plot points was dealing with a king who refused to leave. Yavin4 Oct 2020 #27

Glad to see George RR Martin finally got over his writer's block! BComplex Oct 2020 #28

The sad thing is we will never get it back. Statistical Oct 2020 #29

I clicked on a random part of the attached video of the Nixon-Kennedy debate. Tommy_Carcetti Oct 2020 #30