The innocence of the 1950s ended with (the bumping of) 'The Andy Griffith Show,' and the seriousness of the 1960s began with the first Kennedy-Nixon debate.

Bruce DuMont

Categorized in : Politics

I don't think it's overstating the fact that, on that date, politics and television changed forever, after that debate, it was not just what you said in a campaign that was important, but how you looked saying it.

The fact that a person can stand next to a famous person and go toe to toe with them, it elevates them in the public eye.