September 26: First Kennedy-Nixon Debate
Reflections of History - September 26, 2022
- 04:42
On September 26, 1960, the first Kennedy-Nixon debate is televised.
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September 23, 2022
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On September 23, 1952, Richard Nixon delivers his “Checkers Speech.”
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September 27, 2022
- 04:45
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About The Show
C13Originals and Pulitzer Prize winner and best-selling author Jon Meacham, co-creators of the Webby Award-winning Best Podcast Series It Was Said and the acclaimed podcast Hope,Through History, join together again on a daily series that guides listeners through critical moments in our history. Every Monday through Friday, Meacham travels back to impactful events that occurred on that date in history—the birth of a visionary filmmaker, the debut of an iconic athlete, the discovery of a lifesaving cure, a triumphant legal victory. You’ll learn how that event shaped politics, art, culture, sports and science, and why it’s still relevant today.
