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Adapted
from my
January 15, 2003 article on endangered buildings in the Chicago
Tribune:
Oozing
charisma, a young U.S. Senator named John F. Kennedy outshone a haggard-looking
Vice President Richard M. Nixon in the first-ever televised presidential
debate, held here at CBS studios on September 26, 1960. The debate, along
with three subsequent broadcasts held elsewhere, was a seminal moment in
American history, not only propelling Kennedy into the White House, but
also foreshadowing an era in which television would leave an indelible
mark on the presidency. Now the building, which was built in 1924
as a horse stable for the Chicago Riding Club, faces an uncertain future.
WBBM TV, the local CBS affiliate, is likely to move to another home, a
spokesman for the station said. That would leave the building's future
in the hands of a buyer. The camera that was pointed at Kennedy in the
1960 debate (pictured at left) is on display at Chicago's Museum of Broadcast
Communications.
-Essay
and resource list for the 1960 debates from Museum.tv
-Full
transcript of the first debate from JFKLibrary.org
-More
about the 1960 debates from Debates.org
-History
of the Chicago Riding Club from Bulley&Andrews (second item) |
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