Statement or a closing summation, each will be questioned in turn, each will have an opportunity to comment upon the answer of the other; each reporter will ask only one question in turn. He is free to ask any question he chooses. Neither candidate knows what questions will be asked and only the clock will determine who will be asked the last question. These programs represent an unprecedented opportunity for the candidates to present their philosophies and programs directly to the people and for the people to compare these and the candidates. The four reporters on Tonights Panel include a newspaperman and a wire service representative. These two were selected by lot by the press secretaries of the candidates from among the reporters traveling with the candidates. The broadcasting representatives were selected by their respective companies. The reporters are paul niven of cbs, edward p. Morgan of abc, alvin spivak of united press international, and harold r. Levy of newsday. Now the fi
Until this series have americans seen the candidates in facetoface exchange. Tonight, the candidates have agreed to devote the full hour to answering questions on any issue of the campaign. And here tonight are the republican candidate, Vice President richard m. Nixon, and the democratic candidate, senator john f. Kennedy. Now, representatives of the candidates and of all the radio and Television Networks have agreed on these rules. Neither candidate will make an Opening Statement or a closing summation, each will be questioned in turn, each will have an opportunity to comment upon the answer of the other; each reporter will ask only one question in turn. He is free to ask any question he chooses. Neither candidate knows what questions will be asked and only the clock will determine who will be asked the last question. These programs represent an unprecedented opportunity for the candidates to present their philosophies and programs directly to the people and for the people to compare
Now representatives of the candidates and of all the radio and Television Networks have agreed on these rules. Neither candidate will make an Opening Statement or a closing summation, each will be questioned in turn, each will have an opportunity to comment upon the answer of the other; each reporter will ask only one question in turn. He is free to ask any question he chooses. Neither candidate knows what questions will be asked and only the clock will determine who will be asked the last question. These programs represent an unprecedented opportunity for the candidates to present their philosophies and programs directly to the people and for the people to compare these and the candidates. The four reporters on Tonights Panel include a newspaperman and a wire service representative. These two were selected by lot by the press secretaries of the candidates from among the reporters traveling with the candidates. The broadcasting representatives were selected by their respective companie
gettysberg, and her eldest son says she is never the same again. then when the tower fathers vit her to say a few words. mary stays home. worrying now about tad, the youngest who is ill with fever, panicked that he might die, lincoln goes anyway, determined to honor the soldier who is lost their lives in the bloodest battle of the war. a photographer on the scene take this is one picture. as the president takes his seat on the platte form at the soldier s cemetery. but the only visual legacy of his oratory, comes from artists conceptions, lincoln s address ends so abruptly, after just 271 words in three minutes, that the cameraman fails to take a picture of his greatest oration, perhaps the greatest oration ever. just before he delivers it, lincoln receives a telegraph at home, clearly aware this is her husband s day, wants his mind clear before it begins. the doctor has just left, we hope dear tad is slightly better. with a little note will long remember what we say here