Download or read book Political Encounters written by Rodney Castleden and published by Canary Press eBooks. This book was released on 2020-07-01 with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This e-book is an extract from Encounters that Changed the World and is also available as part of that complete publication. On 26 September 1960, an estimated 70 million Americans watched John Kennedy and Richard Nixon in the first ever televised presidential debate. Nixon perspired heavily and appeared unshaven while Kennedy was immaculate and composed with a California suntan. Kennedy had found his perfect medium and in future he was to use it to great effect. Read about the famous TV encounter between Kennedy and Nixon along with other significant political encounters that changed the world.