《歷史上的今天》
今年的第三場總統候選人辯論會剛在10月19日落幕，而你知道第一次由電視轉播的總統辯論會是在什麼時候嗎? 那是尼克森與甘迺迪在1960年的第三場辯論會。兩位候選人分別在美國東、西岸發話：甘迺迪在紐約的攝影棚裡發言，尼克森在洛杉磯。當年的第四場辯論會在10月21日舉辦，其主要的焦點是外交政策議題。這場大辯論很重要嗎？民調專家估計大約有340萬名選民根據候選人在辯論時的表現，決定他們的選票要投給誰。這個里程碑也讓廣播媒體成為美國政治過程中的一個重要角色。#TodayinHistory
*在這張1960年10月21日的照片中，參議員甘迺迪(右)和副總統尼克森在紐約的一個工作室裡進行第四場總統辯論會，甘迺迪正在發言，尼克森正在聆聽。
The third presidential debate of this U.S. election season just concluded. Do you know when the very first televised presidential debate happened in the U.S.? It was Nixon and Kennedy’s third debate in 1960. The two candidates faced off from opposite coasts--Kennedy spoke from a television studio in New York and Nixon from Los Angeles. The fourth debate, on October 21, 1960, focused on foreign policy issues. Were the "Great Debates" significant? Pollsters estimated that approximately 3.4 million voters made their choice on the basis of the debates alone. These milestone events thrust broadcast media into a central role in the American political process.
In this Oct. 21, 1960 file photo, Sen. John F. Kennedy, D-Mass., right, speaks and Vice President Richard M. Nixon listens during the fourth presidential debate from a New York studio. (AP images)
