Kennedy-Nixon debates: letter detailing arrangement and transcript of first debate, 1 September 1960
This file contains materials collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, both during and prior to his Presidency, concerning Senator Kennedy's first televised debate with Vice President Richard Nixon during the 1960 presidential campaign....
Images (73)
Showing first 60 of 73 pages.
Document
| id |
id
193849
|
|---|---|
| contentType |
contentType
document
|
| source |
source
import
|
| identifierLocal |
identifierLocal
JFKPOF-137-012
|
Source image fields (6)
Extracted text
OCR Page 1 of 73Senator Kennedy
J. Leonard Reinsch
Ted Sorensen
COPY
September 1, 1960
MEMORANDUM TO : Herb Klein
FROM
: Pierre Salinger
SUBJECT
: Joint Debates
Following our conversation this morning I discussed the arrange-
ments with Ted Sorensen and he is in agreement with the lan we out-
lined.
For the record I would like to review our discussion of this
morning:
(1) We will press for a selection of a five-man panel for the
debates: two newspapermen, one magazine reporter and two representa-
tives from radio/TV. This panel is to be selected from among the
correspondents who cover Vice-President Nixon and Senator Kennedy
from the period September 1, 1960 to September 21, 1960. On Septem-
ber 21, 1960 there will be a drawing by an impartial party of ten
from among this group consisting of four newspapermen, two magazine
representatives and four radio/T correspondents. The night before
the Chicago debate a group of five (as outlined above) will be se-
lected from the ten. These five will then appear as the panel for
the debate on September 26th. We will repeat this procedure for the
subsequent debate. The subject of the panel for the two other shows
will be discussed further when the format for these shows is clearly
established.
(2) No press other then the panel members will be permitted
in the studio during the time of the debate. A separate studio will
be set up for the press with working arrangements so that they can
file during the progress of the debate. We will attempt to hayenthe
networks set up a large screen in the viewing room.
(3) No photographers will be allowed in the studio other than
two pool men represented by the United Press International and the
Associated Press respectively. They will be allowed to shoot during