Happen. When was the first debate . This is a false hint. Those debates were when they were running for the senate. They had numerous debates. Kind of an odd situation. The real first president ial debate was between kennedy and nixon in 1960. Richard nixon had been Vice President for eight years. Much better known than kennedy. Nixon had taken advantage of television. He was known as a fierce debater. They decided to sponsor a series of debates. Confident and willing. He was the front runner. The consensus was, these debates cost nixon the election. Which was very close. It elevated kennedy immediately. Now they are on an even level. The senator and the Vice President. Also his appearance was much better. Much more handsome. More telegenic. There have been some studies on this. The people who listens to the , and they were very boring back then. They had very long answers. They are more interesting now. Those who listen to the first debate on radio thought nixon won. Those who watched
Talking about the murder of disabled jewish new yorker leon klinghofer by Palestinian Militants in 1985. Thank you very much for coming. The usual reminders to silence your cell phones, restrain from flash photography and plan to join us afterwords for the book signing. Welcome, my name is andy kahan, director of author events. Tonight we look back more than 30 years to the brutal murder of a disabled jewish new yorker at the hands of the palestinian terrorists, an incident that shocked the world and continues to reverberate through the culture at large and the lives of families affected. The initial murder, an innocent bystander, the killing of leon klinghofer, in an innocent bystander the killing of leon klinghofer Julie Salamon offers a view of the neverending cycle of the murder of innocents. Initially a long time banking reporter and film critic for the wall street journal, then a tv critic and our reporters at the New York Times, Julie Salamon has written notable nonfiction books
Today is thursday april 25th, 2024. Campus turmoil for pro Palestinian Protesters facing off with police nationwide. Hundreds of demonstrators arrested after the violence erupts. The growing pressure on College President s to restore order or step down. Breaking news and stunning ruling as the highest court is going to overturn one of Harvey Weinsteins rape decisions. And what is next for disgraced movie mogul. Pausing menopause, and could delaying a phase that women endure improve their overall health. And pop girl spring, ariana, taylor and billie, and how the chorus of superstars are topping the charts. Well, we are going to start the hour with the growing turmoil of protesters. Campuses are closed to the public after nearly 100 people were arrested yesterday at usc. And there are new protests at the university of texas at austin and dozens were arrested by police in riot gear. And dozens arrested in Emory University in atlanta, georgia. And this is disturbing, but people were handc
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