If proof was needed that the image changes the perception of what one hears, the first televised debate in American history between Nixon and Kennedy demonstrates this.
Gone are the days when Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas faced each other in 1858, three hours, without moderator, in the open air, in small towns to decide between themselves in the race for the Senate of Illinois!
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A century later, in 1960, 66 million Americans attended this new kind of cathodic mass.
But not all homes are equipped with a small screen yet.
Those watching the debate on the radio believe that Vice President Richard Nixon clearly has the advantage.
On television, it's a different story: the Republican appears emaciated, sweating and livid against the young and spirited senator from Massachusetts, John Fitzgerald Kennedy.
This shift in perception is not due only to a question of relaxation and make-up, but also to the sociology of the public drained by this
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