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The first televised presidential debate in the U.S. was Nixon vs. Kennedy in 1960. Television changed politics forever.

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The 1960 debates helped show how television could shape political perception, not just policy. They became a template for modern campaign debates, where presentation and soundbites matter alongside substance.

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