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The Great Debate and Beyond: History of Televised Presidential Debates

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Provider: The Museum of Broadcast Communications


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From the Museum of Broadcast Communications, comes The Great Debate and Beyond: History of Televised Presidential Debates, which begins with an investigation of the first televised presidential debate between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon that changed the entire nature of politics.Find the following four sections that comprise this interactive, multimedia website.

  • The Great Debate focuses on the Kennedy-Nixon debates of 1960 and includes transcripts of the broadcast in its entirety, commentary, reflections, and a documentary.
  • Televised Debate History: 1960 to 2000 captures each of the presidential debates through video, photographs, memos, and news items. Addresses the issue of spin.
  • Television: The Great Equalizer? explores the impact television has had on the presidency through video interviews, essays that address topics such as polling, and statistics.
  • Curriculum Resources is divided into four categories: communication, history, government, and debate. Each of these sections includes discussion topics, links to related Internet material, a glossary, classroom activities, and lines of inquiry.