Many people think of the 1960 Kennedy-Nixon debate. But some argue the first televised presidential debate was four years earlier.
, acting as surrogates for former Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson and President Dwight Eisenhower respectively, as the first televised presidential debate.
hesitated to accept the debate invitation. But when the alternate debaters she suggested turned down the job, and an RNC official informed her that Eisenhower personally asked for her to be the Republican debater, she accepted. Smith felt that she was no match for Mrs. Roosevelt “in debating and in the breadth and knowledge of issues,” according to her autobiography, so she methodically planned for the questions that would come up and began “detailed and meticulous homework." Smith also
Next Smith guessed about her opponent’s clothing and threw a bit of shade her way. “My memory of Mrs. Roosevelt’s clothes led us to think that with her crowded schedule and personal temperament, she probably would not dress especially for the program.” Noting that this was black and white television, Smith decided on a dark dress, simple with three-quarter length sleeves, a strand of pearls, and her trademark red rose pinned to her dress.
Despite one participant using fewer words to make her points, there were sharp exchanges and stark policy disputes. Historian Black describes the tenor of the debate: “Eleanor is testy. These two were outspoken, nationally known for their commitment to principles. You have the two consciences of the parties duking it out on TV and the gloves came off.”that “United States policy in the Middle East was a topic of lively television debate yesterday between Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt and Sen.
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