Now we are in the 60s! And this decade starts off with a jolt: the first U.S. presidential election to be influenced by television reporting and coverage. Republicans nominated then-VP Richard Nixon, and Democrats nominated newbie Massachusetts Senator John F. Kennedy. 

The level of political experience between these two men could not have been greater -- especially with regard to foreign policy experience. However, something really interesting happened during the four Kennedy/Nixon presidential debates--TV happened.