1960 Debates
There were four presidential debates and no vice presidential debates during the 1960 general election.
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General Election Presidential Debate
John F. Kennedy (D), United States Senator (MA) and
Richard M. Nixon (R), Vice President
Date: Location: City: Time: Sponsor: Networks: ABC, CBS, NBC Moderator: Howard K. Smith, CBS News Panelists: Sander Vanocur, NBC News; Charles Warren, Mutual News; Stuart Novins, CBS News: Bob Fleming, ABC News Viewership: 66.4 million Format: Eight minute opening statements; two and a half minute responses to questions; optional rebuttal; three minute closing statements. Topic: Domestic issues Transcript Video
September 26, 1960
WBBM-TV, CBS affiliate
Chicago, IL
9:30-10:30 p.m. Eastern
General Election Presidential Debate
John F. Kennedy (D), United States Senator (MA) and
Richard M. Nixon (R), Vice President
Date: October 7, 1960 Location: WRC-TV, NBC affiliate City: Washington, D.C. Time: 7:30-8:30 p.m. Eastern Sponsor: Networks: ABC, CBS, NBC Moderator: Frank McGee, NBC Panelists: Paul Niven, CBS; Edward P. Morgan, ABC; Alvin Spivak, UPI; Harold R. Levy, Newsday News: Bob Fleming, ABC News Viewership: 61.9 million Format: No opening or closing statements; each questioned in turn with optional rebuttal. Transcript Video
General Election Presidential Debate
John F. Kennedy (D), United States Senator (MA) and
Richard M. Nixon (R), U.S. Vice President
Date: October 13, 1960 Location: Split-screen telecast with Nixon and panelists in ABC studio in Los Angeles and Kennedy in ABC studio in New York Time: 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. Eastern Sponsor: Networks: ABC, CBS, NBC Moderator: Bill Shadel, ABC Panelists: Frank McGee, NBC; Charles Van Fremd, CBS; Douglass Cater, Reporter magazine; Roscoe Drummond, New York Herald Tribune News: Bob Fleming, ABC News Viewership: 63.7 million Format: No opening or closing statements; each questioned in turn with two and a half minutes to answer; one and a half minute rebuttals optional. Transcript Video
General Election Presidential Debate
John F. Kennedy (D), United States Senator (MA) and
Richard M. Nixon (R), U.S. Vice President
Date: October 21, 1960 Location: ABC studios City: New York City Time: 10:00-11:00 p.m. Eastern Sponsor: Networks: ABC, CBS, NBC Moderator: Quincy Howe, ABC News Panelists: Frank Singiser, Mutual News; John Edwards, ABC News; Walter Cronkite, CBS News; John Chancellor, NBC News News: Bob Fleming, ABC News Viewership: 60.4 million Format: Eight minute opening statements; each questioned in turn with two and a half minutes to answer; one and a half minute rebuttal; three minute closing statements. Topic: Foreign affairs Transcript Video
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