The 1960 presidential cycle featured former Sen. John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts, the Democratic nominee, and Vice President Richard Nixon, a Republican. The second debate, in the first set of televised campaign debates, featured an hour long discussion on a variety of topics. Moderated by Frank McGee of NBC, with questions posed by a panel of journalists, the debate took place on October 7, 1960, in Washington, D.C.

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