I would also like to recognize and thank one of our trustees who has joined us today, david blight. One of our panelists. Opportunity tois say how proud we are to count david among our trustees at New York Historical. I want to recognize laura washington and mercedes franklin, who are cochairs of our Frederick Douglass counsel. Of course, welcome all members who have joined up today. Who have joined up today. [applause] and i want to recognize a if not, my colleagues are going up and down the aisles with notecards and pencils. The notecards will be collected later on in the program. There will be a book signing following the program this morning. The book signing will take place right outside these central doors in the smith gallery. Copies of the books are available for purchase at our ny History Museum store, which is located to my left on the 77th street side. We are really, truly delighted to welcome our guest speakers. David blight, professor of American History and director of th
In a close general election by less than 1 of the popular vote. Good evening, i am bill of abc news. It is my privilege to provide this series of the two major president ial candidates. Like the last meeting, the subjects to be discussed worriedly suggested by questions from a panel correspondence. Programs, first two the two candidates will not be sharing the same platform. In new york the democratic president ial nominee, john f. Kennedy, separated by 3000 miles in a los angeles studio, and Vice President richard im now joined for tonights discussion by which permits each candidate to see and hear the other. Good evening. Good evening. Now meet the panel of correspondence. Correspondent frank mcgee n. B. C. News. Child. C. B. S. News. Douglas. Cater reporter baggage the rosco drama new york herald. As you probably noted before reporters include a newspaperman out a magazine report. These two selected by a lot by the press secretaries of the candidates from among the reporters problem
We can half after the first televised debate, john f. Kennedy Richard Nixon debated for second time. They took questions about cuba, soviet union, and civil rights. This is frank mcgee, nbc news in washington. This is the second of a series of programs. Never have so many people see the major candidates for the president of the United States at the same time. Never until this time of americans see the candidates face to face. Tonight the candidates have agreed to devote a full hour and answering questions on any question. Here tonight are the republican candidate, Vice President richard and nixon and a democratic candidate senator john f. Kennedy. Now representatives and of all the raz radio and Television Networks have agreed on this network rules. Either candidate each will be questioned intern. It will have an opportunity to comment on 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 which q
Republican candidate, vice m. Nixon. Richard and the democratic candidate, kennedy. Ohn f. 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 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 candidat
The major candidates for president of the United States at the same time and never, 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 the