The First Kennedy-Nixon Debate of 1960

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September 26, 1960: Vice President Richard Nixon and Massachusetts Senator John F. Kennedy square off for the first televised presidential debate.

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@elitestar Ай бұрын

This is how it should be. Both men were in their 40s, and speaking coherently. We don't need our nominees to be in their 80s please

@MagicalSkyWizard Ай бұрын

Breaking: Jimmy Carter to run for 2nd term!!!!

@eyelessclowned Ай бұрын

80 year olds are easier to manipulate and are less likely to disobey orders

@Wangchung405 Ай бұрын

Joe is the only one who can’t form a sentence.

@INeverWanted2010 Ай бұрын

No candidates in their 80's AND no convicted felons, right guys?

@LeTangKichiro Ай бұрын

Can we not feed AI with Eisenhower speeches and writings for a year and then have AI Eisenhower as President?

@ShotByZy 27 күн бұрын

The fact that jfk mentioned majority of the issues that are still present today in America shows they’ve been well aware with no intent on changing it for decades

@prettygirlstrap 27 күн бұрын

That’s crazy as i was watching this i said the same thing the democrats had the SAME policy FOREVER. Horrible policies never any great results. I would of been voting for Nixon if i was born in this time smh

@cliffhamilton2857 22 күн бұрын

True, but these were MUCH different times.

@MatthewYoung-bq6rn 19 күн бұрын

Yes and after he exposed the shadow government they killed him.

@xrpkidotec520 17 күн бұрын

Lmfao yup goes to show how long our democratic process has been stagnant on actual growth. We are still talking, or maybe these politicians are still using the same old script to buy our votes. I honestly think we've been infiltrated. And there's spiritual warfare now blatantly involved.

@gabejackson5425 16 күн бұрын

🎯🎯🎯

@justinfigueroa8113 Ай бұрын

in 2024 they gon argue bout who better than who at golf

@robertfoeller9215 Ай бұрын

Came here for a palate cleanser after that one

@bbradley92 Ай бұрын

In 2024 they won’t even be able to write a grammatically correct sentence and instead opt for Ebonics like “gon” and “bout.” Pathetic.

@justinfigueroa8113 Ай бұрын

@@bbradley92 i’m pathetic but yet you took time out your day to say this 😬 take the night off pal

@doofuscawt Ай бұрын

@@justinfigueroa8113 didnt take him 10 seconds to write a comment

@josephzastocki2815 Ай бұрын

Bro called it 😂😂😂

@MambaMentalady Ай бұрын

Who is watching this thinking both of these gents would mop the floor with current day ?

@abrahamlincoln1600 Ай бұрын

They’d be old as balls

@Wendlinger Ай бұрын

Kennedy and Nixon mopping the floor? What do you mean???

@AceHuman Ай бұрын

@@Wendlingerits a phrase

@Jaylamah529 Ай бұрын

They would be “dead presidents”

@shushanto Ай бұрын

@Wendlinger It's a figure of speech. She said Kennedy and Nixon would "mop the floor" with Biden or Trump, meaning Kennedy and Nixon would beat 2024 candidates very easily.

@turtledog5050 Ай бұрын

0/10 not enough golf. Not enough name-calling. too much productive substance.

@Cold15116 Ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@ralphlee5399 Ай бұрын

Excellent analysis!! 👍

@andredoco1111 Ай бұрын

Indeed my friend. Indeed.

@SirChristoferus Ай бұрын

_”I’ll tell you this, Joe. I personally paid for a miniature golf course to be built behind this studio. I even brought two golf clubs and a dozen golf balls. Half and half, Joe. Half and half, that’s generosity. Will you take me up on my offer? Will you prove your worth in the greatest sport in America? You have the stage, Joe. Let’s hear it.”_

@Hakudoshi23 Ай бұрын

Brain rot comment

@user-jc8rz2jj9r Ай бұрын

True gentlemen, both respected and having respect for EACH OTHER! I miss common sense and maturity.

@arricammarques1955 Ай бұрын

The age of civility is greatly missed. Before hyperinflation eroded the middle class. RFK Jr. for president for 2024.

@SnottysSnuff Ай бұрын

Yea biden is a joke Trump 2024!!

@user-bl6ne3hc6n Ай бұрын

Ya, remember they were friends,

@jonatanwestholm Ай бұрын

And not at least: respect for the voter and the citizen by having an actual adult debate.

@seancrockett896 Ай бұрын

Thank Trump

@jimroberts3750 3 ай бұрын

Listening to these men and listening to any politician of late, is just disturbing and worrisome.

@KadarOfficial-lg2zr 2 ай бұрын

I’m 24 that 2020 debate is the reason I’m here… the contrast on how debates where and how they are now should be studied in middle and high school social studies/ history class

@robertosso5210 Ай бұрын

and its ashame they didnt allow Jfks nephew to be in the debate

@warehousedave7937 Ай бұрын

Trump would mop the floor with both these goons. They sound like today's typical politician. Nothing has changed about how they speak and how they lie for votes and power.

@bradders9743 Ай бұрын

@@robertosso5210 What lol, why would they? He's irrelevant

@robertosso5210 Ай бұрын

@@bradders9743 what are you talking aboit hes the best candidate out of the 3

@bradleymcgivney5305 17 күн бұрын

Almost stunning the opposing parties aren’t calling each other the worst things allowable.

@HK00088 4 күн бұрын

They both were against jewery

@Tiberious_Of_Elona Күн бұрын

some 25,000+ US soldiers died while Nixon wanted to stay in Vietnam. He was a fucking horrible president when it came to protecting innocent Americans from peril

@RobertoLopez-zb5dd Ай бұрын

I was nine when they had this debate and I remember it so well, not really understanding the language but I can remember thinking that it was brutal. I’m now going on 73 and what I’m watching now in 2024 is off the charts disgusting, unhinged and dangerous.

@BorisBecker1872 Ай бұрын

Could you imagine Kennedy attacking Nixon over having sex with a porn star? 🤮

@Unknown-pv6fr 21 күн бұрын

God bless you!

@MissLauraSquared 20 күн бұрын

I can imagine why you thought that when you were a child. We have so much media now and are exposed to so much that when we see people disagreeing like this today that we are so desensitized to it. It’s not a big deal. However, back in the 50s, when the only regular media were the 3ish channels on TV and daily newspaper, seeing something like this was much more jarring because there was no desensitization to these types of disagreements. I’m 33 years old right now and it is so refreshing to watch this after seeing the Biden/Trump debate last month. I completely agree with you that the current style of debate in our country is disgusting, unhinged, and dangerous. It really makes me ashamed that these are the people in our country for children to look up to. My daughter will be 5 years old in October and I have no desire for her to see any of the debates (even in the background as she’s coloring or something) because of how awfully the candidates treat one another. It is shameful.

@mckessa17 13 күн бұрын

Politics is attracting dummies now

@nor1056 12 күн бұрын

Search islamic religion before you gone world Plse

@silentambitionbronxgold2410 5 күн бұрын

Wow, this is a professional debate so much that each opponent respect themselves immensely. So inspirational 💯🦾

@StuMarston Ай бұрын

All of a sudden Nixon's performance doesn't seem so bad.

@ccirish4519 Ай бұрын

He was great. He looked great. I think he looked better than Kennedy.

@401BAA Ай бұрын

@@ccirish4519Lier but I agree, they both are a good 10 times better than what we have today. They have the moral and standards of what we teach kindergarteners, which is absolutely necessary. They are mature. This is an adult.

@anti-ethniccleansing465 Ай бұрын

@@ccirish4519 I agree right away because Kennedy literally started out with “wyt” guilt BS and “oh the poor Basketball Americans - they need more EVERYTHING from us!” 🙄 It couldn’t possibly be a large lQ gap, right Kennedy?! Liberia was created for a reason!

@christopherpooler5398 Ай бұрын

He dominated JFK

@rustyshackelford7118 Ай бұрын

@@anti-ethniccleansing465he wanted a government that helps people who need the most help. Sounds like a good idea to me.

@MissLauraSquared 21 күн бұрын

12:47 Such a beautiful and respectful way to disagree with someone. I wish politicians today still had the same open respect for each other.

@farbodmehdizadeh6337 Ай бұрын

It’s interesting how Kennedy starts with a quote said by Lincoln 100 years prior to this. Little did he know that he would end up the same fate as Lincoln

@CoercedJab Ай бұрын

@MaurickSh Ай бұрын

There are a lot of little coincidences between his life and Abraham’s!

@BrandonMcClanahan 12 күн бұрын

@@MaurickShthe list of things is wild that they had that many similarities by pure coincidence.

@colinl5951 9 күн бұрын

And help blacks

@makaveli3189 8 күн бұрын

He was also shot in a Lincoln car

@ronimusprime6798 Ай бұрын

Everybody is talking about Kennedy and Nixon but forget that the moderator asks genuine and thought provoking questions.

@BiGG_X 7 күн бұрын

How often was the moderator cut off or they didnt answer the moderators question at all? Being genuine goes both ways. How many times did they cut each other off? See the problem? Before you point fingers elsewhere, look within.

@Annieisfreejustlikebutterflies 4 күн бұрын

I remember this debate on Television and discussing it with my father in kindergarten. Kennedy made a statement that should be repeated. Guess might be smart because learned to read from one lesson from my father. Sucked my kindergarten teacher did not believe me.

@markberryhill2715 3 күн бұрын

I didn't attend kindergarten, but have the distinction of being part of Johnson's first headstart class of 1968 and I knew how to read and write before I started school as well thanks to my mother and the ten volume Children's picture Bible. @@Annieisfreejustlikebutterflies

@kayceehill7157 Ай бұрын

Kennedy and Nixon would both be so disappointed in America today.

@euphegenia Ай бұрын

Who cares, they’re just dead white men, right?

@KoldAsHell Ай бұрын

Without a doubt

@gatomike26 Ай бұрын

Yeah Kennedy cheated on his wife in the white house and Nixon was involved in Watergate gate they were pioneers.

@the_virtualboy Ай бұрын

Who gives a fuck what Nixon would think he was corrupt

@MaurickSh Ай бұрын

@@the_virtualboyhis biggest crime was being caught. Every president follows a different set of rules than us.

@healthfadsfade 16 күн бұрын

My god we have become idiots 😂. Both of these men are remarkable

@Tiberious_Of_Elona Күн бұрын

some 25,000+ US soldiers died while Nixon wanted to stay in Vietnam. He was a fucking horrible president when it came to protecting innocent Americans from peril

@Youtubehandle579 Ай бұрын

32:23 Nixon correcting a false question aimed at Kennedy. The level of civility is unrecognizable 😮

@ADPax10 Ай бұрын

Not to mention there are high school student debates floating all around YT where we can watch 17 year olds debating hard or dark topics of war and prejudice, and being civil and kind to each other. Not to mention well-thought out (for that age). Yet we have legitimate children in our highest positions in current era 😑

@sgx9874 8 күн бұрын

@@ADPax10 The laws of conduct and civility that dictate student debate clubs unfortunately do not translate to the realm of politics in america, not least because there is no one looking over their shoulder to ensure they do so unlike in a student or college board.

@badcornflakes6374 3 күн бұрын

@@sgx9874 Thanks to Trump we attack people's character more than anything

@Tiberious_Of_Elona Күн бұрын

some 25,000+ US soldiers died while Nixon wanted to stay in Vietnam. He was a fucking horrible president when it came to protecting innocent Americans from peril

@robertpolityka8464 Жыл бұрын

Five things to note: 1. JFK and Nixon came to the Congress on the same day. Nixon is only 4 years older than JFK. Compared to Trump and Biden, the candidates of 1960 are kids... 2. Both Nixon and JFK served in the World War II. One major result of the war, was the ability of politicians of both parties to find "common ground" on certain issues, such as the G.I. Bill, Food Stamps, and National Security. It's hard to find any type of common ground, in the backgrounds of Trump and Biden, except that both of them appeared on the national scene for decades. 3. Both the Republican and Democratic Parties at the time, have conservative and liberal wings. The GOP had the Rockefeller Republicans and the Goldwater Republicans. The Democrats had the northern liberal wing, as well as the southern conservative wings. Both Nixon and Kennedy had to appear almost as centrists to get their nomination. Compromise, is a must, to get anything done in the 1950s and early 1960s. The Political Landscape of 2020, had Presidential Candidates having to come across as more appealing to the party base, than to the center. 4. The Congress is much more polarized today, than it was in 1960. Although the Democrats controlled almost two-thirds of both branches of The Congress, the bulk of the power within the Congress, rested with Southern Conservatives (Dixiecrat) who dominate the chairmanships of the key committees. These Dixiecrats, once elected, are essentially members for life. They accumulate seniority, dominate the key committees, and are unlikely to leave, except on their own accord. A Dixiecrat who chairs a key committee, such as Armed Services, might decline a Cabinet Spot, such as Secretary of Defense, because he rather control the Defense Department, from the other side of Pennsylvania Avenue. 5. JFK might propose new ideas, but realizes that he needs even higher majorities within the Congress, because of the alliance of Dixiecrats and Republicans. He needs more liberals within the Democratic Caucus of both the House and The Senate, but he also realizes that the Dixiecrats will likely remain in power, after his time as President. Despite the power the President has as a Party Leader, the odds of him being able to get rid of a Southern Democratic Congressman is slim. Most Dixiecrats can survive the primaries, when reelection comes, and the general election is typically a "rubber stamp".. Nixon is in the position of having to having to publicly defend the Eisenhower Administration, even if he disagrees with certain aspects of the President's agenda. At the same time, he also wants to provide some changes without offending the President (who is still the most popular politican at the time). Nixon is also bound, not to talk about certain aspects of National Security, like saying that the "missle gap" is false. The Congress of 2023, has very few moderates in either chamber. Almost all Democrats are liberals and almost all Republicans are conservatives. Compromise has become a "dirty word" in 2023.

@haydenmalesky2518 Ай бұрын

Compromise is how you get things done. Our representatives have seem to forgotten that.

@ccirish4519 Ай бұрын

Kennedy had a personal Dr called Dr feel good. Cheated constantly and was insanely open about it. Nixon was just Nixon.

@Infinite_Jester Ай бұрын

Thanks for this post. Very informative.

@greatkentuckian9032 Ай бұрын

Gave you your 100th like. This analysis is very much true, and should be seen by many others.

@4vars Ай бұрын

130th like this is so true.

@josephbyron7004 4 жыл бұрын

Idk, I feel like both of these guys are great.

@shittin_on_the_job 3 жыл бұрын

Nixon would've had my vote.

@koreanculturefan 2 жыл бұрын

What about Biden?

@turnip1744 5 ай бұрын

Back when all politicians were conservative.

@nobodyreally7339 4 ай бұрын

@@turnip1744yes, Kennedy, the new deal democrat was conservative

@nobodyreally7339 4 ай бұрын

@@turnip1744people like you would’ve voted for George Wallace

@rndlkb10 2 ай бұрын

Both candidates would be president anyway

@6figureetal Ай бұрын

Ye,one got assassinated, the other gotvframef

@sgx9874 8 күн бұрын

The greatest leaders are always the ones which meet the most tragic of fates. ...Sometimes the world just cant accept it, the ones who stand out too much from the world, some people just cant accept that and have to tear down any light in the world that might strive to slip in.

@jbreitz87 Күн бұрын

Look I love Nixon because of his understanding of meeting half way to those who he didn't agree with. But JFK would have been the best leader.

@marcieforrest6658 3 жыл бұрын

Who is watching this now after the debacle that was the Trump/Biden debate?

@cheemooo 3 жыл бұрын

Me lol

@Zatulhu 3 жыл бұрын

Same

@Arodynamics 3 жыл бұрын

Same haha

@annmurphy9558 3 жыл бұрын

@@Arodynamics Same too lol

@JimmyJaxJellyStax 3 жыл бұрын

Same here. People knew had to debate back then

@Alexia24601 23 күн бұрын

This makes me so nostalgic for the days when presidential candidates were this intelligent, serious and well-spoken!

@Jdat1212 5 күн бұрын

Absolutely! Such a huge difference right in our face.

@Tiberious_Of_Elona Күн бұрын

some 25,000+ US soldiers died while Nixon wanted to stay in Vietnam. He was a fucking horrible president when it came to protecting innocent Americans from peril

@elizabethmchugh9811 Ай бұрын

They were both so articulate and intelligent. They are a joy to listen to.

@paulsbunions8441 3 ай бұрын

17:45 "our party produced woodrow wilson" Yeah thats not the flex it used to be lol

@byzantinegold Ай бұрын

Yeah... the dude played Birth of a Nation in the White House and had a stroke, hid it and stayed in office

@jrg5315 Ай бұрын

Crazy how he was somewhat popular back then. Now 2000s and up we know how absolutely awful he was

@Bklyn93 Ай бұрын

Outside of the racism, every aspect of the modern Democratic Party was created by Wilson. Internationalism, favor of worker's rights, favor of a safety net, women's rights, etc.

@Bklyn93 Ай бұрын

@@jrg5315 Outside of the racism, every aspect of the modern Democratic Party was created by Wilson. Internationalism, favor of worker's rights, favor of a safety net, women's rights, etc.

@numbersindia5312 Ай бұрын

@@Bklyn93internationalism is the worst thing he did along with creating a federal reserve.

@brokebanshee92 Ай бұрын

I’m kind of surprised by the substance of what they’re saying. I actually understand what they want to do if they want to get into office. It feels coherent in contrast to elections now, holy shit.

@caryg4638 2 күн бұрын

You know exactly what Trump wants to do and what he did. And I agree with you: What does Kamala want to do? Who in the world knows?

@annymaytiedye2055 2 ай бұрын

Notice that the debate moderator does not appear to take sides or field questions in favor of one candidate or the other, but rather seems to take a neutral stance very unlike the networks of today. Very much more fair

@neuro944 Ай бұрын

I think the recent CNN debate was pretty neutral

@matticus3110 Ай бұрын

@neuro944 It was. Definitely a pleasant surprise.

@OmniDan26 16 күн бұрын

@@matticus3110 bot

@russellmuscle7434 15 күн бұрын

@@neuro944it was only neutral because they couldn't hide brandons stupidity

@matticus3110 11 күн бұрын

@@OmniDan26 Clown

@AdalineBizinski Ай бұрын

They delivered their messages without disrespect or insults. It was still a united America with a purpose for growth and prosperity.

@Laissez-faire402 5 күн бұрын

That simply isn't true. Kennedy deliberately misrepresented the Eisenhower administration, falsely claiming there was a "missile gap" between the US and USSR. I.E. Kennedy LIED. The so-called civility of the period was a mirage.

@GjaP_242 4 күн бұрын

"I like America, just as everybody else does. I love America, I gotta say that. But America will be judged." 13:24 Quote attributed to Bob Dylan

@GjaP_242 4 күн бұрын

Different for those who were watching and listening to a video of a live Bach concert here! 38:00

@nzelver559 3 күн бұрын

The reason for that is that those were the 60s and very little has happened at that point in the US. As years went by - you had technology, wars, and greed take over the US and if you look at today's US - 90% of the people we thought were heroes ended up being corrupt and perverted. So of course, the situation is different, there were still secrets back then, people maintained their level of heroism without being exposed.

@GjaP_242 2 күн бұрын

But there are times when you realize your heroes have feet of clay.

@trevorphilips5677 Ай бұрын

What has happened to our political integrity? We need this attitude in politics

@bloodmooneddotavi Ай бұрын

One word: corruption

@trevorphilips5677 Ай бұрын

@@bloodmooneddotavi damn right, unfortunately

@ccirish4519 Ай бұрын

Do you think these guys weren't corrupt?

@jrsthesedays925 Ай бұрын

@@ccirish4519these guys are idiots. They act like Nixon was a saint because he’s a gentleman in this debate

@ssnabell Ай бұрын

But what is their handicap?

@BlackSparrowTech Ай бұрын

A record isn't something to stand on; a record is something to build on. ~ Nixon That is a truly insightful statement.

@worstusername22 Ай бұрын

Yeah a few gems from both candidates.

@jayg339 Ай бұрын

Nixon definitely had his flaws and made some mistakes in office(a certain hotel named Watergate being one) but he was as sharp a political mind as any. Incredibly intelligent and a man who knew the workings of government and geopolitics as well as anyone.

@WhiteNoise493 Ай бұрын

@jayg339 but he was a dirtbag in every sense of the word and an idiot. He's the first president to record himself committing crimes.

@Tiberious_Of_Elona Күн бұрын

@@jayg339 How many innocent Americans died on his watch in Vietnam? He wanted to keep the war going to. Very intelligent when it came to geopolitics aslong as it didnt involve warfare. Outside of that he was useless as a President and got many people killed.

@Tiberious_Of_Elona Күн бұрын

some 25,000+ US soldiers died while Nixon wanted to stay in Vietnam. He was a fucking horrible president when it came to protecting innocent Americans from peril

@mismakabel3342 Жыл бұрын

At the age of 43 years, John Fitzgerald Kennedy was both the youngest elected President of the United States and the second-youngest president of the United States to take office after Theodore Roosevelt who was 42 when he took office.

@Luluaya11 Ай бұрын

I wish our candidates were close to this age now. Knowing they are going to be mid 80’s final term is scary.

@deannastafford5762 21 күн бұрын

They are still debating the SAME EXACT THING that we are today !! And NOTHING HAS CHANGED !!

@OmniDan26 16 күн бұрын

Now we have millions on millions of illegal immigrants and people chopping off kids dongs.

@RtaniDean 7 күн бұрын

They all are literal talking heads for the cyst stem, All of them. Period.

@mmarshfairc3 5 күн бұрын

@@RtaniDeanNope. That’s childish. These are real material changes that have been prevented from happening due to the same types of people preventing it. The entire “system” has shifted rightward since Reagan. Extreme individualism, pro business policies, tax cuts, and so on were made the norm. It’s not a conspiracy that teddy roosevelt proposed most of what we’re fighting for in his progressive act of 1912… that’s just how these things work. Good things are achieved with lots of hard work across generations and through coalition building across decades.

@Aran_chini 3 күн бұрын

No it’s much worse.

@wesleyhay3881 10 жыл бұрын

I really love this. Thank you for practically bringing history alive!!

@RyanSmith-wo2pi 3 жыл бұрын

Nice ears

@qm1046 Ай бұрын

Who’s watching after the 2024

@ghulammohiudin6886 Ай бұрын

me and I'm not even American

@MV-dg7fx Ай бұрын

Me too - and not American either! They knew how to debate in those days.

@adamhay5475 Ай бұрын

Me. needed to hear what it sounded like when 2 president's weren't petty and debated their ideals professionally

@AP-gb3eb Ай бұрын

Me lol

@davefuller84 Ай бұрын

Needed to after that dumpster fire on CNN. These two really had class and ideas.

@jonasstenbacka8218 4 ай бұрын

John F. Kennedy: I would like to take this opportunity to express my fondness for Duff beer. [cheers] Richard Nixon: Uh, I'd also like to express my fondness for that particular beer. [boos] Homer: The man never drank a Duff in his life.

@ffnovice7 Ай бұрын

I feel like the Simpsons and Futurama gave Nixon a raw deal

@Sp00n15 Ай бұрын

@@ffnovice7 History in general gives him a raw deal.

@Kdowg222 Ай бұрын

@@Sp00n15what you mean by raw deal like no condom

@bethmcclerren8110 Ай бұрын

We once had intelligence in politics.😢

@gypzs9 Ай бұрын

There used to be general intelligence and a thing called common sense, which is dreadfully absent in 2024.

@dave4342 Ай бұрын

Chinese have the highest average Iq

@ccirish4519 Ай бұрын

Your nostalgia has made you dumb

@MattIsTheCat Ай бұрын

@@gypzs9Now we have artificial intelligence 😂.

@yourfriendraiden Ай бұрын

Vote RFK!

@MajesticOak Ай бұрын

As of 2024, both candidates (Trump & Biden) were old enough to have watched this live back in the day. Wonder if they ever thought back on this...

@yerintaem Ай бұрын

Trump wouldn’t have even cared to look/hear about it. Biden probably looked at it in awe

@granthuie3183 Ай бұрын

And litterally would have been watching it after graduating college, they are way too old

@Shadowcu123 Ай бұрын

@@yerintaemBiden would be sniffing and eating ice cream

@MrMannyjr69 Ай бұрын

Yea looked at it but cant remember any of it.. @@yerintaem

@fawkewe Ай бұрын

Not only that but, Biden would be old enough to vote in the election, making it *relevant* to Biden. Trump was only 14, so he probably didn’t care that much but, he still could’ve seen it and remembered it well.

@timbenson880 12 күн бұрын

I was 2 years old and got to stay up late to watch this debate. Both men are articulate, intelligent, respectful and informative. Even the media asking the questions were very impressive. I slept like a baby that night, knowing, our country was strong and these men both believed, whole heartedly, that they could benefit our county, even more, if they were elected. Unfortunately, a great man was taken away from us.

@tipsydoodle 7 күн бұрын

😂😂

@twincherry4958 4 күн бұрын

@@tipsydoodle Who knew Einstein was American 😅

@danbooher5843 2 күн бұрын

U were 2 yrs old, u don't remember nothing. Don't lie.

@timbenson880 2 күн бұрын

I'm a very old soul...

@tipsydoodle 2 күн бұрын

@@danbooher5843 🤣 he stayed up late to watch the debate. He slept like a literal 2 year old baby knowing the country was strong with these 2 men. 😂

@xxmemewizardxxps2902 Ай бұрын

What the hell happened to the leadership of this country.

@papabird4425 Ай бұрын

It's chosen by increasingly stupid people. Americans no longer have the requisite intelligence for representative democracy.

@Aldinonexilus Ай бұрын

Media embellishment has improved. These two would be equally as hated as our two current candidates this day in age. You would still be asking the same question. It's the manipulation by the media that has been mastered, not the deterioration of candidacy.

@antoninus7600 Ай бұрын

@@AldinonexilusWell you do have to admit that democrat politicians today have fallen to rock bottom

@TheLyricsGuy Ай бұрын

@@AldinonexilusAgreed. And don't forget the internet.

@offgrid6789 21 күн бұрын

I would just like to point out not a woman in the room men aren't in charge of the country anymore, I say this with a love and respect for women just stating a fact, on top of this half our government thinks men are actually women and women are actually men and we are debating this on stage and actually passing legislation on this I wonder what all the interviewers and the men on stage would think of that topic today lol 😂, also politicians today lack a general understanding on economics and are fiscally irresponsible hence why half our government is campaigning on socialism both these candidates addressed the risk of communism

@suhyunkim3589 3 жыл бұрын

"It's just a storm Dick"

@Peanutbutterfella Ай бұрын

🤣 🧟‍♂️

@IhavenoballsandImustscream Ай бұрын

Sounds like someone breaking in

@doodlebob3758 28 күн бұрын

@@Peanutbutterfella"SIDDOWN!"

@ICUPcomedygold 24 күн бұрын

@@doodlebob3758”Zombies” *said in a hilariously nonchalant tone*

@Edgehead991 23 күн бұрын

SOUNDS LIKE SOMEONES BREAKING IN

@strangebrew1231 3 ай бұрын

People who watched it on TV thought Kennedy won. And people who listened on the radio thought Nixon won

@doofuscawt Ай бұрын

why is that tho

@Shepherd313 Ай бұрын

Perfect comment

@slipperywhale2167 Ай бұрын

@@doofuscawt Kennedy “looked” more confident on TV than Nixon.

@DUFFAL02 Ай бұрын

@@doofuscawt because Kennedy was made for TV. He was clean cute, attractive, wore makeup, and was more appealing to watch. Nixon wasnt.

@doofuscawt Ай бұрын

@@DUFFAL02 ok

@Realbillball 3 жыл бұрын

Anyone who runs for office these days should watch this debate closely. In sports we are used to better and better performance as the years go by. In political conversation not so much. This is a presidential debate with an actual intellectual temperature.

@forgetful9845 3 жыл бұрын

Its more complex. It doesnt just get better as time goes on. Thinge were really uncivil in the senate circa 1859

@Realbillball 3 жыл бұрын

@@forgetful9845 The Senate in 1859....ouch.... If only we could travel back in time with a video camera. It would have been quite a shitfest, I guess.

@forgetful9845 3 жыл бұрын

@@Realbillball en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caning_of_Charles_Sumner

@thecollinzboy 3 жыл бұрын

Intellectual temperature? Stfu

@Realbillball 3 жыл бұрын

@@thecollinzboy What the hell is that supposed to mean?

@vickaps 8 ай бұрын

Nixon was such an impressive intellect.

@SuperGreatSphinx 2 ай бұрын

The Wisdom of Solomon

@yourfriendraiden Ай бұрын

Nixon was a racist

@cliffhamilton2857 22 күн бұрын

And a phenomenal president.

@Tiberious_Of_Elona Күн бұрын

@@cliffhamilton2857 some 25,000+ US soldiers died while Nixon wanted to stay in Vietnam. He was a fucking horrible president when it came to protecting innocent Americans from peril

@Tiberious_Of_Elona Күн бұрын

some 25,000+ US soldiers died while Nixon wanted to stay in Vietnam. He was a fucking horrible president when it came to protecting innocent Americans from peril

@aidyn5916 Ай бұрын

Back when candidates could talk about one thing for 8 minutes straight

@cozygamingandvideos3914 3 жыл бұрын

Nixon always had a problem with sweat, and Kennedy referred to Africa as a country.

@greggrozdanis5737 3 жыл бұрын

Plus I think Nixon was recovering from a leg injury, which probability hurt his ability to look calm and cool

@mariahenrich9602 Жыл бұрын

I read that people that were following this on the radio thought Nixon was the better candidate and those watching tv chose Kennedy.

@angelosalvatoredelouisa 3 ай бұрын

As someone who I don't remember why but my history teacher in 7th grade had us listen to audio of it I can admit Nixon had an impressive intellect had I been alive I would have voted for Kennedy anyway I believe he won the debate

@paulsbunions8441 3 ай бұрын

@greggrozdanis5737 you can kinda see it at around 19:00. He's favoring his right leg for sure

@anti-ethniccleansing465 Ай бұрын

@@angelosalvatoredelouisa Because you’re a lefty w/o common sense.

@p.l.larose3851 3 жыл бұрын

WOW . . the news guys are actually pleasant people.

@bowlingstoned2113 Ай бұрын

Respect for one another even though they were opposite wings. Nowadays politicians could stand to watch this as a reference to how to conduct a proper debate. One of the best parts of this is how Nixon politely disagreed and didn't go up and just shred JFK.

@TX_BoomSlang Ай бұрын

Don't be deceived, Tricky Dick and the ratf'ers pulled some shady shit in his campaigns.

@yolobuck2553 19 күн бұрын

@@bowlingstoned2113fast-forward and ask them how pleasant they would be after they assassinated one and forced the other out of office

@murdlep3463 Ай бұрын

we should really stop treating politics like sports bruh, can we have this back

@fuoco1365 Ай бұрын

Genuinely man. I want people who actually thing before they speak and speak to Americans as a whole not a half

@murdlep3463 27 күн бұрын

@@fuoco1365 our modern style of debates started in the Obama era where candidates could address each other and personal details rather than strictly policy... we all see how that turned out 🤦

@L1lGarbage 17 күн бұрын

Too many rednecks treating this shit like nascar

@Tiberious_Of_Elona Күн бұрын

some 25,000+ US soldiers died while Nixon wanted to stay in Vietnam. He was a fucking horrible president when it came to protecting innocent Americans from peril

@FairyKid64 7 күн бұрын

Thanks for uploading this in the original 4:3 aspect ratio instead of trying to fit it in a 16:9 widescreen frame like a lot of other channels do. Well done!

@HomeEF 17 күн бұрын

Richard Nixon was a good president though what people said about him. Now we understand what happened to him.

@Tiberious_Of_Elona Күн бұрын

some 25,000+ US soldiers died while Nixon wanted to stay in Vietnam. He was a fucking horrible president when it came to protecting innocent Americans from peril

@cristerosoul Ай бұрын

ironically both of these men are better for America than the last presidents of the past 3 decades.

@alexrush918 Ай бұрын

Elaborate please

@PRubin-rh4sr Ай бұрын

Bush was pretty bad but he was dealt in a pretty bad situation. Obama inherited it and did a good job not escalating. Trump undid much of it. Biden was incompetent and cant fix Trump's mess.

@coolguy9616 24 күн бұрын

@@alexrush918they helped build this country which we are currently so keen to destroy

@mmarshfairc3 5 күн бұрын

@@coolguy9616Why would someone who who wants to accrue wealth also want to destroy the very country they exploit to get that? You make no sense. Childish .

@coolguy9616 5 күн бұрын

@@mmarshfairc3 im talking about unbridled escalating socialist ideology policies, which will be the downfall of this country.

@kruzedarling9347 Ай бұрын

Watching this after the first 2024 presidential debate just makes me sad, man our candidates used to be incredible, our 2 options now both suck 😂

@patgray5402 Ай бұрын

Trump is great

@user-jc8rz2jj9r Ай бұрын

Nope only the lying, corrupt, greedy, evil, anti-American BIDEN sucks.

@haydenmalesky2518 Ай бұрын

@@patgray5402 Biden and Trump both suck, anyone that can’t see why needs a reality check. Both don’t not deserve another term in office.

@ccirish4519 Ай бұрын

Ms. Monroe would disagree as well as Mrs. Kennedy.

@AceHuman Ай бұрын

@@user-jc8rz2jj9rboth candidates have clear issues, as well as are up there in age. Trump doesn't get a pass because he didn't stumble, he still used heavy rhetoric over statistics and was dodging certain questions that were more important to answer just to respond to a comment from biden

@Johnnyvaughan2129 4 күн бұрын

No internet, social media, no name calling…. Just smart men understanding the work ahead. What happened?

@NipseyRussell304 2 күн бұрын

Inside jobs happen, a rewriting of history is injected and then supported in unison and established as truth unquestioned. Once you lose this kind of momentum due to assassinations as a country it creates consequential damages that are irreparable to this day.

@cgar247 3 жыл бұрын

Had to come here after the trump Biden mess

@marcieforrest6658 3 жыл бұрын

Me too.

@turnip1744 5 ай бұрын

Sleepy Joe got me questioning my sanity

@ralphsamuel7459 Ай бұрын

That's why I'm here, lol

@AP-gb3eb Ай бұрын

@@ralphsamuel7459same lol

@nolanvoide2783 Ай бұрын

My subscribe button glew and spun when Nixon said I subscribe I went back and did it again, and sure enough

@TX_BoomSlang Ай бұрын

It glew, did it?

@silaswillis909 Ай бұрын

Nixon was on that youtuber grind

@snoweysponge3299 Ай бұрын

When Kennedy was done with his initial speech, Nixon’s thought must have been “OH Fuck, how am I gonna top that😰”

@CoercedJab Ай бұрын

Lmao fr 😂

@ciminelm 2 күн бұрын

And then one-upped him. Did you watch that part?

@KevinBalch-dt8ot Ай бұрын

Ironically, a dog food commercial popped up during this debate featuring a dog named “Checkers”!

@richardzenith5231 Ай бұрын

Were they using a teleprompter for their speeches? I am very much impressed if they were not. They did not use filler words, nor did they stumble in their impeccable elocution.

@digge546 29 күн бұрын

JFK's whole opening speech, he didn't bash Nixon one time. Policy and issues over mudslinging

@Laissez-faire402 5 күн бұрын

Are you deaf? The opening speech is implying the Eisenhower administration (where Nixon was VP) spent 8 years doing a terrible job and is responsible for the US "falling behind" the USSR. Take off the rose tinted glasses.

@JonathanBresnihan77 Ай бұрын

I had to come to this after that Biden-Trump debacle. This is such a wonderful example of how a debate SHOULD be.

@bradyfry8031 Ай бұрын

I'll say this, Kennedy and Nixon were a lot more respectful and classy than Trump and Biden in my opinion.

@shahrulamar5358 3 жыл бұрын

BOTH KENNEDY AND NIXON SERVED IN PACIFIC THEATRE DURING WORLD WAR 2. 👍👍👍

@anti-ethniccleansing465 Ай бұрын

👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻

@stephenryan7855 Ай бұрын

To think the current (presumptive) Republican and Democratic nominees were teenagers when this aired!

@openmind763 9 күн бұрын

No, that's not true! Kamala Harris, Tim Walz and JD Vance were not born yet when this debate was televised. Trump and Biden were already in their teen years.

@stephenryan7855 9 күн бұрын

@@openmind763 I posted this over a month ago when Trump hadn't picked Vance and Biden was still in the race. I wasn't referring to any VP candidates anyways

@davehasenford3985 2 ай бұрын

I would just like to express my fondness for Duff Beer

@SuperGreatSphinx 2 ай бұрын

Dionysus

@PizzzaBoy Ай бұрын

Man never had a duff in his life!

@nintendoconvert4045 2 күн бұрын

Kennedy does a hell of a Mayor Quimby impression 😉 🤣

@corymh9150 Ай бұрын

Thank you for posting this.

@1337Frederick 10 күн бұрын

Very interesting that both candidates were both intellectuals and gentlemen. They kept on focus and completely on topic. Those were very different times, when two parties could clearly debate economy, while making separate but good points. Great video. Thanks.

@Tiberious_Of_Elona Күн бұрын

Kamala would destroy Nixon today wtf are you talking about. Nixon got an insane amount of Americans killed because he wanted to keep Vietnam going at all costs.

@notapplicable761 2 күн бұрын

JFK was so beloved, his supporters often kept a picture of the president in their homes just as they did with their own family members.

@MissLauraSquared 22 күн бұрын

4:03 Sad that 64 years later we are still facing the issue of teachers being inadequately paid.

@mckessa17 12 күн бұрын

Teachers in Canada much higher paid than US.

@rosiejohn107 3 жыл бұрын

JFK voice....so pleasant

@FunkyMonk_96 Ай бұрын

I think it’s annoying. What kind of southern accent is that? I’m from the south and have never heard that before

@PastLifeVillian Ай бұрын

@@FunkyMonk_96It’s a Boston accent

@dantesprophet9612 Ай бұрын

No dementia jokes? No comments about golf? No rambling and lying about our military ? Shenanigans!

@DOA-321 Ай бұрын

What would JFK think of the 'Chump/Bidet' 2024 debate?🤔

@DefeatedMelon Ай бұрын

Absolute clownery.

@DOA-321 Ай бұрын

@@DefeatedMelon 🤡

@dahirgaas7611 Ай бұрын

Disastrous chump and bidet.

@CoercedJab Ай бұрын

@@DefeatedMelonmore like “one of you needs heightened security

@jonnythebankxbandit7300 2 күн бұрын

Love seeing how respectful they are of each other

@greasymcpatty 23 күн бұрын

It's so respectful, and the candidates understood each other! This is actually marvelous, especially in comparison to the mudslinging debates of the days of old and the modern day.

@Laissez-faire402 5 күн бұрын

So sick of comments like this. What are YOU doing to make things more civil today? Stopping moaning about the past and start doing something to make the present/future better.

@greasymcpatty 5 күн бұрын

@@Laissez-faire402 I can control nobody but myself. Most people in the country don't know me, and so I don't have any influence over them. But even if they did, their hearts are too stubborn, prideful, and hateful to change for the better. The only thing I can do is pray and try to make a good example of myself. Don't accuse me of not having influence over Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. If I could, I'd sit down and have long talks with both of them.

@lantern808 4 жыл бұрын

4:34 you will understand when you whatch The Irishman in Netflix, Jimmy Hoffa's rage by Kennedys LMAO

@annmurphy9558 3 жыл бұрын

That is a good movie

@CoercedJab Ай бұрын

Yikes imagine your entire world view being based off Netflix content

@christophermorales1509 15 күн бұрын

Boy, Nixon really dodged a bullet with this one.

@007diego2 Күн бұрын

So this is what a presidential debate is supposed to look like

@Elsolocup 23 сағат бұрын

Idiocracy is a real, very important issue in 2024

@jodex611 Ай бұрын

Those were the days. Young, well-spoken and intelligent candidates, who have civil respect fot each other. WTF happened and when?

@ThomasBoyd-le9nv 7 ай бұрын

God bless Richard Nixon 🙏🙏🙏. Awesome thanks.🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲.

@Hi-fd4cw 18 күн бұрын

He was an anti-Semite, he doesn’t deserve any blessings

@40GrandBattery Ай бұрын

"That's what I found somewhat unsatisfactory about the figures, Mr. Nixon." versus "EvErYtHiNg hE jUsT sAiD iS a LiE!"

@AceOnBase1 Ай бұрын

This should be too comment

@dulouser1751 29 күн бұрын

To be fair, most of what Trump said prior to when Biden stated that were indeed lies. But yeah, it's elementary school rhetoric at best...

@chasityrhoades3031 Ай бұрын

They were just built different back then 😭

@marwanselim94 Ай бұрын

Very impressive. Two gentlemen. 👏🏻

@WilliamsThomas-d3m Ай бұрын

These candidates are far above what we have currently. Both sides.

@kill3rclown690 Ай бұрын

I miss presidents with actual intelligence and maturity and respect. These 2 men had respect for each other and maturity. In 2024 we got 2 men arguing about who's better at golf

@brucecook502 23 күн бұрын

Nowadays our candidates have to debate about who's going to hurt the economy more and who's going to take what rights away from who as if that's a good thing.

@thebibleisfordummies Ай бұрын

Who’s voting for Kennedy in 2024? 🇺🇸

@cavejohnson5796 Ай бұрын

I believe in a nixon america

@Verge63 23 күн бұрын

Rfk Jr all the way

@adamyoung5065 3 күн бұрын

It’s hard to justify choosing between trump and Harris when you’ve got someone like RFK on the table.

@prestonhanson501 Ай бұрын

Its astounding how honorable these dedates were. Id like to see that for america again

@allynbassett5037 5 күн бұрын

Bring those days back

@danielwade1978 Ай бұрын

Not one single time does either of these gentlemen call the other a name or ridicule the other. Imagine that. Neither act like an immature child either.

@somecallmesean_ 22 күн бұрын

ah yes back when the candidates had respect for one another too bad this will last for about 56 years

@coolguy9616 24 күн бұрын

What has our country come to.

@Political.Commentary 4 күн бұрын

2 gentlemen, very civil, very focussed, not the bullshit of today's politics !

@first-j1020 10 сағат бұрын

There is a huge difference then and now on Presidential debates. The candidates are respectful to each other. They agree on some of each other policies. I salute 🫡 to this two gentlemen.

@user-ug3ci4sv3d Ай бұрын

Trump was 14. Biden was 17.

@BigGFloydTheHero Ай бұрын

This was probably around the time Mr Biden had that harrowing experience with that thug Corn Pop. Joe had the courage to stand his ground.

@smoothshot9562 Ай бұрын

They clearly weren't paying attention

@CoercedJab Ай бұрын

@@smoothshot9562trump is

@jakekuhlemeier Ай бұрын

@@smoothshot9562 Did you at that age?

@colterwilliams3152 29 күн бұрын

@@smoothshot9562what teenagers would lol

@user-ct1pv6cr3j Ай бұрын

WOW man how I wish I could go and be around back when the 60's just got started

@Jack-mm4cb 10 күн бұрын

8:16 the man never drank a Duff in his life

@MA-qz1sd Күн бұрын

Now compare this to “you think you fell out of a coconut tree hahah?” 😂😂

@gerardoerak6142 Күн бұрын

Or have a convicted felon as the Republican Party candidate

@zacoman2225 Ай бұрын

Nixon: Sounds like someone breaking in! JFK: It's just the storm Dick. Sit down.

@RainGunslinger 4 ай бұрын

Watching this on the toilet lol

@danielarambula9768 4 ай бұрын

me too

@sushislav 4 ай бұрын

me too

@jenniferbrown-west782 4 ай бұрын

And today, me too 😅

@alanw2687 28 күн бұрын

I watched the whole thing. Diarrhea

@drkenny7928 3 күн бұрын

I don’t want the talent of any American to go waste. That’s powerful. Race, gender, sex, national origin shouldn’t even count. Best person for the job.