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During a presidential election debate in the US, John F Kennedy and Richard Nixon comment on the necessity to defend Berlin.

The third Kennedy-Nixon Presidential Debate in the United States. Moderator Bill Shadel introduces the candidates and tells that candidates will not share the same platform. Republican candidate U.S. Vice President Richard M Nixon is in a Los Angeles studio and Democratic candidate Senator John F Kennedy is in New York. He also introduces the panel of correspondents who will question the candidates. The panel includes Frank McGee from NBC News, Charles Van Fremd from CBS News, Douglass Cater from Reporter magazine and Roscoe Drummond from New York Herald Tribune. Frank McGee asks Kennedy whether he would take military action to defend Berlin. Kennedy answers and says that the U.S. has contractual right to be in Berlin coming out of the conversations at Potsdam and of World War II. He states that the United States must meet its commitment on Berlin in order protect the security of Western Europe. He concludes by saying that the U.S. will meet its commitments to maintain the freedom and independence of West Berlin. Nixon disagrees with Kennedy's statement that the Republicans are trigger-happy and lead the nation into wars. He talks about the Democratic presidents who led the U.S. into wars. He concludes and states that he thinks there isn't any question about the necessity of defending Berlin.

Date: 1960, October 13
Duration: 5 min 8 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675073654
During an election debate in the US, John F Kennedy and Richard Nixon talk about the conduct, temperament, and speech of the U.S. President.

The third Kennedy-Nixon Presidential Debate in the United States. Charles Van Fremd from CBS News asks Democratic candidate Senator John F Kennedy whether he owed an apology to Vice President Nixon and the Republican Party, on behalf of Democrats, after former President Harry Truman "bluntly suggested where the Vice President and the Republican Party could go." Kennedy answers that President Harry S Truman has his methods of expressing things and he has been in politics for fifty years. He says that he could not tell President Truman to change his particular speaking manner, and perhaps only Mrs Truman could. Republican candidate Vice President Richard M Nixon says that U.S. President has an obligation not to lose his temper in public. He speaks of the importance of the standing of the office of the President, and how children all over America are influenced by the behavior and words of the President. He states that he is proud that President Eisenhower has restored dignity and good language to the conduct of U.S. Presidency. He implies that if he wins the election he would be the right kind of role model for children.

Date: 1960, October 13
Duration: 2 min 33 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675073657
Kennedy and Nixon talk about racial prejudice in the presidential campaign during a presidential election debate in the U.S.

The third Kennedy-Nixon Presidential Debate in the United States. Roscoe Drummond of New York Herald Tribune asks Democratic candidate Senator John F Kennedy to comment on the purpose of the secret domestic militant organization Ku Klux Klan (KKK) in the presidential campaigns. Kennedy answers that the head of the Ku Klux Klan in a statement stated that he would vote for Nixon and not him. Kennedy states that he has never suggested that Nixon has slightest sympathy and involvement with the Ku Klux Klan. Republican candidate U.S. Vice President Richard M Nixon states that it is the Americans who will choose the President. He states that elections are not any test of religion, race but test of a man. He states that Communism is the enemy of all religions and he opposes the Klan organization. He concludes, early in the civil rights movement, that if civilians believe in America they cannot have religious or racial prejudice in the presidential campaign.

Date: 1960, October 13
Duration: 3 min 4 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675073659
John F Kennedy and Richard Nixon comment on need for labor laws during a presidential election debate in the U.S.

The third Kennedy-Nixon Presidential Debate in the United States. Frank McGee from NBC News asks Republican candidate U.S. Vice President Richard M Nixon to comment on the need and purpose of new laws to protect the public against labor unions' power. Nixon talks about his speech on this topic. He disagrees with Kennedy's statement favoring compulsory arbitration as a President's weapon to stop national emergency strike. He states that in Steelworkers Union speech Kennedy had indicated government seizure as the best way to stop a strike. Nixon states that he does not believe in either compulsory arbitration nor seizure. He says that the management should be involved in dispute settlement. He concludes and urges the need for the greatest cooperation possible between labor and management. Democratic candidate Senator John F Kennedy states that he has never suggested compulsory arbitration as the solution of national emergency disputes. He talks about seizure. He states about president's course and setting up of a fact-finding committee.

Date: 1960, October 13
Duration: 4 min 19 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675073660
John F Kennedy and Richard Nixon contrast costs of their party platforms during a presidential election debate in the U.S.

The third Kennedy-Nixon Presidential Debate in the United States. Douglass Cater of Reporter magazine asks Democratic candidate Senator John F Kennedy to comment on costing of party platforms calculated by U.S. Vice President Nixon. Kennedy states that he believes in a balanced budget and an unbalanced budget is warranted during a recession or a national emergency. He comments on the cost of his budget and compares it with that of Nixon. He talks about high interest-rate policy that has added huge amounts to interest on debt. He talks about a different monetary policy to reduce the interest-rate burden. He talks about the bill passed by the Congress for the medical care for the aged. He says that more money would be spend on aid to education, housing and defense in his programs. Republican candidate U.S. Vice President Richard M Nixon comments on Kennedy's medical care for aged program under social security. He talks about the cost of his agricultural program and points out resulting rise in food prices. He concludes and states that following Kennedy's program would lead to inflation.

Date: 1960, October 13
Duration: 4 min 28 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675073661
John Kennedy and Nixon talk about steps to improve U.S. economic growth during a presidential election debate in the U.S.

The third Kennedy-Nixon Presidential Debate in the United States. Roscoe Drummond of New York Herald Tribune asks Republican candidate U.S. Vice President Richard M Nixon to comment on declining economic growth and what steps he would take to improve it. Nixon answers that he is not satisfied with the economic growth of the U.S. He compares the nation's growth rate during the Truman Administration and the Eisenhower Administration. He urges for the development of private enterprise sector of the economy. He talks about his program of tax reform which would stimulate more investment in U.S. economy. He talks about the upliftment of the distressed areas and full utilization of resources of those areas. He talks about the adequate use of talents of the Americans and their civil rights. He concludes and states that there has been a continuous development of American economy in the past years. Democratic candidate Senator John F Kennedy states that Nixon has pointed a rise in food prices in his proposed agricultural program which is not true. He comments on the statement given by Nixon on aiding distressed areas and education. He says that the bills of these program have been opposed by the administration. He talks about the lowest rate of economic growth during this administration.

Date: 1960, October 13
Duration: 4 min 46 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675073662