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Summary:KENNEDY-NIXON DEBATE: FIRST OF FOUR KENNEDY-NIXON PRE-ELECTION DEBATES
THE TWO MAJOR CANDIDATES OF THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 1960 DISCUSS NATIONAL INTERNAL PROBLEMS. QUESTIONS ARE ADDRESSED TO THEM FROM A PANEL OF JOURNALISTS.
DOMESTIC ISSUES. SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM. FREEDOM. ALL AMERICANS. GOOD DOMESTIC AFFAIRS AFFECT INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS. MOVE AHEAD. JFK TALKS ABOUT AMERICA. NIXON TAKES KENNEDY APART. "MORE ABOUT THAT LATER". KENNEDY WRITES DURING NIXON'S SPEECH. KENNEDY SPITS, NIXON SWEATS. "I KNOW WHAT IT MEANS TO BE POOR". CHARLES WARREN AND OTHER NETWORK CORRESPONDENTS TALK ABOUT TRUMAN ADMINISTRATION. FARMING SURPLUS. KENNEDY DISAGREES WITH JOURNALIST ABOUT INTEREST RATES. TENNESSEE VALLEY. TEACHER'S SALARIES. POWER OVER EDUCATION. SOVIETS. HOWARD K. SMITH.