Nixon Kennedy Debate Cartoon
Artifact IDMO 2024.1.89.4
Object Type
Editorial Cartoon
Date
October 1960
Gifter
Bill Sanders
Artist
Bill Sanders
(Cartoonist for the Greensboro Daily News, American 1930 - 2021)
Medium
Pen and ink, wax crayon on paper
DimensionsOverall H 12 in x W 14 in (30.5 cm x 35.6 cm)
Physical DescriptionTwo men, Kennedy and Nixon, meet while walking towards a door, "National TV (Performers' Entrance)". Nixon carries several cases, "Make-Up". Kennedy carries a briefcase, "Issues".
Historical NoteSeptember 26, 1960 marked the airing of first televised presidential debate in U.S. history, seen by over 65 million viewers. This was the first of four scheduled debates between Vice-President Richard Nixon and Senator John F. Kennedy. These debates are widely acknowledged to have been a catalyst for the role TV would play in the American electoral process. Historians continue to analyze the degree to which popular mass media has had the effect of making issues secondary to public image and personality.
This editorial cartoon's subject is style versus substance. Both candidates are likened to performers, with JFK, considered the more photogenic candidate during the first debate, carrying a briefcase marked "Issues" and Nixon carrying boxes of makeup.
Additional DetailsThis editorial cartoon's subject is style versus substance. Both candidates are likened to performers, with JFK, considered the more photogenic candidate during the first debate, carrying a briefcase marked "Issues" and Nixon carrying boxes of makeup.
Custodial History NoteItem was given to John F. Kennedy and donated to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library by the Estate of John F. Kennedy in 1965
Credit LineJohn F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA; Gift of the Estate of President John F. Kennedy
National Archives Catalog CollectionJohn F. Kennedy Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 1676934)
National Archives Catalog SeriesJohn F. Kennedy Senatorial Collection (National Archives Identifier 1677120)
Use Restriction StatusRestricted - FullyUse Restriction NoteCopyright Greensboro Daily News.
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