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
Working with visionaries on the front lines of social change worldwide; the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build measurably better lives; the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Hed go into a room of five people or 5,000 and he could light up the room. I want our Political Party to match a conservative mind with a compassionate heart. Peter jennings says al gore won florida. Let me get this straight, youre retracting your concession . You came here because you believe in what this country can be. I went to work for barack obama for free because i believed in that guy. I knew exactly what he stood for. We will respond with that timeless creed, yes we can. [upbeat music] the son of a former president and the son of a kenyan and a kansan, a texas oilman and a Community Organizer from hawaii. At first glance, neither george w. Bush nor barack obama screamed oval office. Yet both men ended up i
Working with visionaries on the front lines of social change worldwide; the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build measurably better lives; the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Hed go into a room of five people or 5,000 and he could light up the room. I want our Political Party to match a conservative mind with a compassionate heart. Peter jennings says al gore won florida. Let me get this straight, youre retracting your concession . You came here because you believe in what this country can be. I went to work for barack obama for free because i believed in that guy. I knew exactly what he stood for. We will respond with that timeless creed, yes we can. [upbeat music] the son of a former president and the son of a kenyan and a kansan, a texas oilman and a Community Organizer from hawaii. At first glance, neither george w. Bush nor barack obama screamed oval office. Yet both men ended up i
Thank you doc. We are talking to george burns. Rodney dangerfield, michael constantine, and Shana Alexander will be with us. The special is tomorrow. Its on cbs. It follows bing, doesnt it . Yes, bing crosby. We made a deal between us. Hes not going to fool around with red rose rag and im not going to touch white christmas. [ laughter ] you mentioned the show. You talk about acting a little bit as you do in your book. You said you didnt find it too difficulty. You just listen and react to what people say. I think so. I think its much tougher to do what we are doing right now, or standing up and doing a monologue. Youve got nobody to help you. Youre on your own, you know . And you cant do it over. Thats it. But when you are doing a movie, you get up and do a scene, if its no good they do it over, you do it again. And then youve got Walter Matthau on one side, Dick Benjamin on the other. Were there any scenes you had to do, say, more than two or three times . Not me. [ applause ] i lie a