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The First Debate over the Debates: How Kennedy and Nixon Negotiated the 1960 Presidential Debates
Author(s) -
SELF JOHN W.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
presidential studies quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.337
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 1741-5705
pISSN - 0360-4918
DOI - 10.1111/j.1741-5705.2005.00253.x
Subject(s) - presidential system , negotiation , political science , politics , presidential campaign , media studies , public administration , political economy , law , sociology
The 1960 presidential campaign was historic for a number of reasons, most notably for the first‐ever set of general election televised presidential debates between the two major‐party candidates. Much like any political campaign event, the 1960 debates were carefully planned and negotiated before the candidates showed up that September night in a Chicago television studio. This article culled together information from many sources to reveal how the 1960 debates were negotiated between the Nixon and Kennedy campaigns as well as the broadcast network sponsors. This article is part of a larger project to develop a theory of presidential debate negotiation.