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Originally posted by Munchkin03
That's what happened in the Nixon-Kennedy debates. Kennedy had just come back from Florida, and was rested and tanned. Nixon was his usual pale, dreary self...made worse by a recent bout of the flu.
Those who heard the radio debate thought for sure Nixon had won. Those who saw it on TV, however, said Kennedy had won.
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Actually, I saw the Nixon/Kennedy debates. Kennedy did look relaxed and in charge, but the real problem for Nixon (at least from a visual perspective) was that he was sweating profusely above his upper lip. He "looked" as if he was uncomfortable with his own answers.
Actually, he looked dishonest to me, but I was about 15 or 16 years old then for whatever that's worth. I suppose the fact that he was dishonest might color that memory in retrospect.
Anyway, I can remember those TV pictures of that debate vividly.