Both candidates were respectful and intelligent in their answers but Kennedy had a strong advantage.

appearances matter indeed.

Nixon also looks "shifty" and dishonest.

@@jamesdunn9714 lol right because jfk was honest abe.

@@deprogramm I didn't state JFK was honest, just that Nixon looked :shifty" and dishonest. JFK came off as appearing more honest I think. There is a big difference between appearance and reality. Nixon was proven to be quite dishonest however as are almost all politician including JFK..

I look shifty when my balls get stuck in my boxer briefs on one side and I want to rearrange the bits but I’m in a meeting and it probably would get me a visit to h r if I stick my hand down there.

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Vote Nixon , why change dicks in the middle of a screw

jon122569 same

Nixon was a bad, bad man.

Agreed

Nixon is one of the most corrupt presidents ever so do you really want that back

DeshaunBetter some of Nixon’s issues are nothing in comparison to some of our recent/newer politicians

Ryan Redman doubt it will jfk was the last genuine real president we ever had hope we have a great leader like this in the future and for both sides workin together that seems like just a dream the will never happen

@@notyourpapi2386 so do you think his assassination was an inside job?

As a college student as well I would have to agree. I’m a registered Democrat, but I would have voted for either candidate back then. It wasn’t so much about party as it was policy. Nowadays it’s entirely about party and policy comes dead last.

It was the Mafia boss Sam Giancana that got JFK elected. You don’t believe me? Check your history

Nowadays we have literal Nazis running for almost every office.

Ik right so cool

Colorizing it, though, diminishes a point made in the video. The mistake of Nixon's gray suit is more apparent in the original B&W footage.

@@andan04 Yes the color makes Nixon look so much better!

Oh, please. He overcame it by using steroids and other powerful drugs that his doctors and a compliant media concealed from the people. Furthermore, his "bad back" didn't prevent him from engaging in his numerous bedtime dalliances, which was a disgrace to the dignity of the office. And Kennedy was not a great president. He wasn't a bad one, but great? People say that because he was assassinated and they want to romanticize his image and fantasize about what he may or may not have accomplished had he been reelected. His tragic death doesn't make him great.

@@johnhaladay5541 Unless you actually witnessed his "bedtime dalliances" you have no idea whether true or smear campaign to tarnish his image.

I would take Kennedy over all but 3 or 4 of the 11 presidents who have 'served' during my lifetime (I was born when LBJ was president and he is certainly NOT among the 3 or 4). But anyway, there's a great quote from Christopher Hitchens (regarding the Cuban Missile Crisis) that always comes to mind whenever I see fawning praise for Kennedy. It goes something like this . . . ''I will never forget where I was or what I was doing the day JFK almost killed me''. 😆😆😆

@@johnhaladay5541 Alright so firstly his overcoming of severe back pain with the use of drugs given to him by professionals medical experts is not a blight on him. His affairs in the office were not new to the office and did not disgrace anything, politicians in the U.S had been doing such things for quite some time, just ask Thomas Jefferson or Benjamin Franklin. Lastly bud presidency is consistently ranked by political scientists, political philosophers, and historians as being one of the best presidencies in American history. His handling of the Cuban missile crisis, embarrassing of the civil rights movement, and social and economic policies are all considered some of the greatest instances of political maneuvering during judgement in American presidential history. So this smear campaign of yours is ridiculous, he was a great president and saying otherwise is just plain ignorant.

​@@johnhaladay5541 I'll say this about the celebrated Cuba Missile Crisis and how Kennedy handled it. One bad move to incite the USSR, and the world would have been engulfed in a holocaust never seen before on Earth, mass murdering Billions! That was not the only good thing he did in his short time as president. But first, about his numerous bedtime exercises, his bad back did affect that part of his life! He usually could not be in the man-above position, and preferred to be below his partner. Besides that minor point, you and most others have NEVER thoroughly researched the astonishing amount of legislation or important treaties passed in his 34 months! His most important domestic legislation passed in his time was the 1962 Trade Expansion Act, lowering tariffs worldwide, helping poorer people afford foreign goods without the added tariff (import tax) expense. He also got the 1963 Equal Pay Act passed, helping women. He got increases in mental health and other health issues, and education increased. His proposed tax cut was later passed in 1964 in his honor. He got the Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty passed in the hawkish Senate, 80-14 in Sep. 1963! Many were against it, but his persuasive points in limiting nuclear war won them over, with his newfound desire for peaceful co-existence with both the USSR and Cuba, thereby ending the risky Cold War and its mentality, with its chance of a nuclear war destroying the world. His superb Peace Speech on Jun 10, 1963, at American University is a measure on how much he grew in office from a typical war-hawk, to a man on a mission for peace, and prosperity. Most importantly, he rejected the typical radical left-wing points that people in that philosophy were proposing. Adlai Stevenson, the 1952 and 1956 Dem presidential candidate was one such Dem liberal he did not approve of in his domestic policies proposed. Kennedy never thought of himself as a liberal, and despised their philosophy! He was the last Dem conservative president!

Didn’t Kennedy win the two by a small margin?

@@nosir1479 It seems that this remark was made about the 1st debate. Radio listeners thought Nixon won it, but TV viewers thought JFK did. JFK was more telegenic than Nxon; that's what made the difference.

@TheBrooklynbodine There is NO credible evidence that radio listeners thought that Nixon won the first debate with Kennedy. That is a canard that just will not die.

Isn't it funny that they are talkin about some of the same things we are talkin about right now in 2020?

that's amazing!

@@charlottesuozzi7537 What? That I'm still alive? : )

@@deborahbarchard5957 are u 70??? Its jfk

@@abrahamlincoln8037 Yup.

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Overrated

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My favorite presidents FDR Theador Roosevelt and JFK

My favorites? Nixon, H. W, Clinton, and Obama

Thank you, sir!

@Alec Fox ok

Returning from work I imagine.

Who doesn't wear a suit, tie, and dress shoes while watching TV???

@@tn1149 😂

I agree. We need young people, interestingly enough though our presidents are getting older instead

@@Steph-lc7hy Biden will turn 80 and wants to run again in 2024 at 82...wow!

@@samarmisra4922 lol

honestly I think Desantis has got this in the bag

Trump is not much younger.

Don't cream your jeans Domo...it's not as if he actually meant it.

He mentioned that all Americans did _not_ enjoy their full constitutional rights. That was because of racial discrimination and segregation. Rand Paul and other Republicans today would like to return to that horrible situation.

They were also both smart and prepared for the office in that way unlike some of the creatures that came after them. JFK was maybe a little less prepared as was recounted by Nixon after a meeting he had with then president Kennedy after the Bay of Pigs fiasco. JFK was crestfallen and Nixon said he had never seen him like that before. He actually summoned Nixon to the White House that day to ask him to ask the other republicans not to kick him while he was down and Nixon says he pledged his support to him thst day. They even had a frank discussion on the subject only after John offered to walk Nixon to his car which served as a ruse to get away from LBJ who was in the room with them before that.

@@andymullarx6365 Funny you mentioned the Bay of Pigs Invasion. Had it been Nixon in office, the invasion would have succeeded, and that would have been the beginning of the end of the Cold War. The Cuban Missile Crisis never happens. Vietnam never happens. The Berlin Wall never gets built, as Nixon would carry the victory in Cuba as an ace card to the negotiation table (never mind that he trounced Kruschev in the Kitchen Debate). Abd who knows if he travels to China eight years earlier than he did in real life?

PRESIDENT M NIXON IS SO HANDSOME! I AGREE HE DOES LOOK LIKE A MOVIE VILLAN!

You sound like a Justin Bieber fangirl

@@DrJones20 😂

Who knew politics once had class when it came to debates? Shame its gone the way it has

I want to bring class back into the election process but no matter what side you are on, I think we can all agree it is unlikely to happen again.

omg yes a freeze frame totally devastates Nixon

@Eric Nelson is that stuff even real?

They had been friends for fourteen years before this. Nixon felt, with some justification, that Kennedy's tone became hostile to him during the campaign and felt betrayed.

My mother told me once, "You can tell a lot about a man by his handshake."

@@deborahbarchard5957 You can tell even more about a man whom employs thugs like G. Gorden Liddy.

Biden is not a good person

@@6.............. true. He doesn't really have any solid goals or values he believes in. He goes with the Wind. Even worked with segregationists at different points over the corse of his career. Ambitions of his own amount to obtaining more power for the sake of it and continuing to enrich himself and his family.

@@robertortiz-wilson1588 - Enrich himself? He was the poorest senator when he was in the senate. People like you will never truly be happy. You will always long for the “good old days”. Wake up boomer.

@@6.............. Even if it was true, Trump isn't either

Probably had the original recording and remastered it digitally

Overrated

I think forever president FDR

Excellent President. Best of our time !!!

if JFK never assassinated the world became more interesting and peace fully because JFK planned to destroy the cold war.....thats why he assassinated by CIA

What a disgrace

Boath of theme at least trump we know that his caracter biden however did it on purpose

@@bestproto5117 Biden also acted less rude and actually won the debate.

@@dr.danburritoman1293 in no way, shape or form did he win that debate.

@@robertortiz-wilson1588 lol he did, and why did u respond so late?

Don't insult Tom Hanks! (LOL).

agreed

SouthPark333Gaming you agreed with yourself lol

this is terribly disrespectful but you also made me laugh so hard i spit out my coffee so props

Some say John John is still here. Only God knows. WWG1WGA

Hey Kennedy , you don't know me , but I heard a lot about you growing up ....just wanted to say what's up , and sorry you left so soon .

How's Marilyn?

The mob killed u Mr President

The TV was the smartphone of those days. It was something you basically had to have.

Your point being?

Yes and in black and white Nixon blended in the background whereas JFK stoodout

It depends on what year the election was being held... Is it going to be 1944, or is it 1960? The context of the times matters greatly indeed. 1944, I would say FDR. 1960 would be extremely close... I can't pinpoint a winner actually.

Fdr was the best political operator. What I mean was he could influence people and opponents. He would win if healthy i have no doubt

Jack was probably the better candidate for that time, had it been the 40s it most definitely would of been FDR. It’s all about the time - like if it was when Obama first became president, to be frank Obama probably would of won over John F Kennedy !!

The 56 or the 52 election would have the best determiner, then. WWII memories afresh and a new generation who wanted to move on emerging... Exciting, I would say!

FDR in 1944. JFK in 1960. FDR never really had civil rights on his agenda, which was becoming a major problem by the time 1960 rolled around.

@Pop-Actor where?

Riverdale. It's the French Riviera of the Bronx.

@@mikefallopian3191 I've heard of the Riverdale section, but didn't know what socioeconomic class it is.

That radio/TV split is a canard. NO credible evidence.

Probably better than Johnson did.

I'm writing an alternative fictional history whereby Nixon pulled out the '60 election.

This WAS in the 60s.

In a nutshell, had Nixon won... the workd would have been completely different. Nixon would have succeeded in the Bay of Pigs Invasion, dethroned Castro, wounding the Soviet Union, boosting American morale. Consequently, there is no Berlin Wall, no Cuban Missils Crisis, and Kruschev begins backpedalling in the cold war. Nixon probably scraps some New Deal welfare programs, given the surging economy renders them useless. This helps boost the economy and repay debts, so the 70s malaise and dropping the gold standard is averted. Nixon visits China in Feb 1963, opening diplomacy with the Soviet Union. By pitting China against Russia, Nixon gained leverage in the Cold War, set the stage for China's own thawing of communism. Nixon doubles down on Vietnam forces earlier, striking while the iron is hot. This, combined with his China visit, led to victory in the Vietnam War, right on the eve of the 1964 elections. A more moderate version of the Civil Rights Act is passed during nixon's 1964 State of the Union, one without federal intervention provisions. This move handcuffs future hate speech legislation, solidifies black support for the GOP. After winning reelection in a landslide, Nixon announces his intention to put a man on the moon before his term is up. Mission accomplished the summer of 67. The Cold War ends in 1971 with the Soviet Union's fall.

I mean, he would have probably gone forward with a full scale Vietnam invasion like LBJ. He did after all allow himself to be a puppet of Kissinger….

AHAHAHAHAHAHA Good one!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

I love JFK btw

I think Obama vs. Romney I kinda felt the same way. What was that, 2012?

It was actually very good

And how would you do it.? Jackass

for being the overrated president of all time...

The blue still stood out in color, in my opinion.

The debate footage has obviously been colourised. You can see the full debate on youtube, and its in b/w.

That's why he won on the radio. It wasn't just his content, but his voice carried more of an audio presence. He sounded cool, calm, and collected. Kennedy sounded like he was sweating.

Me too! 😳