a lot of people were watching that night, and it introduced a lot of people to kennedy. >> would you let me see the tight shot on camera one, please? >> can you hear me now speaking? is that about the right tone of voice? >> good evening. the television and radio stations of the united states and their affiliated stations are proud to provide -- >> when the networks offered a debate, kennedy immediately said yes because he was sure he could do better than nixon. >> i think mr. nixon is an effective leader of his party. i hope he would grant me the same. the question before us is which point of view and which party do we want to lead the united states. >> mr. nixon, would you like to comment on that statement? >> i have no comment. >> if you are live on television and there is a camera right here, there is really no place to hide.