SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE
ON COMMUNICATIONS

PURSUANT TO S. RES. 305, 86TH CONGRESS

PART III

The Joint Appearances of Senator John F. Kennedy and
Vice President Richard M. Nixon and Other 1960

Campaign Presentations

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DECEMBER 11, 1961.-Filed under authority of the order of the
Senate of September 13, 1961

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SUBCOMMITTEE ON FREEDOM OF COMMUNICATIONS

(A Subcommittee of the Standing Subcommittee on Communications)
RALPH YARBOROUGH, Texas, Chairman

GALE W. MCGEE, Wyoming

HUGH SCOTT, Pennsylvania

CREEKMORE FATH, Counsel

WALTER BOEHM, Associate Counsel

COVER PICTURE CREDITS

Front and back covers: Chicago, Illinois, September 26, 1960, First Joint Radio-Tele-
vision Broadcast, by United Press International; spine: Chicago, Illinois, September 26.
1960, First Joint Radio-Television Broadcast, by United States Information Agency.

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Letter of transmittal, Senator Ralph W. Yarborough to Senator Warren Page

G. Magnuson, January 6, 1961-.

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Letter of transmittal, Mr. Creekmore Fath to Senator Ralph W. Yar-
borough, January 5, 1961-

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Preface___.

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Editorial note

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July 28, 1960: Telegram to Vice President Nixon and Senator Kennedy
from Robert W. Sarnoff, NBC, on "The Great Debate," and their re-
plies___.

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August 25, 1960: The Jack Paar Show, "Tonight," NBC-TV; guests, Vice

President and Mrs. Richard M. Nixon___

September 11, 1960: Meet the Press, NBC-TV and radio; guest, Vice

President Richard M. Nixon___

September 12, 1960: Presidential Countdown: "Mr. Nixon: A Profile,"

CBS-TV (CBS radio, September 13); guest, Vice President Richard M.

Nixon___

September 17, 1960: The Campaign and the Candidates, NBC-TV, show

No. 1-----

September 18, 1960: "Meet the Press, NBC-TV and radio; guest, Ambas-

sador Henry Cabot Lodge..

September 19, 1960: Presidential Countdown: "Mr. Kennedy: A Profile,"

CBS-TV (CBS radio, September 20); guest, Senator John F. Kennedy-

September 24, 1960: The Campaign and the Candidates, NBC-TV, show

No. 2; guests, Ambassador and Mrs. Henry Cabot Lodge..

September 26, 1960:

First joint radio-television broadcast, Senator John F. Kennedy and

Vice President Richard M. Nixon, originating CBS, Chicago, Ill., all

networks carried____

Presidential Countdown: "Mr. Johnson: A Profile," CBS-TV (CBS

radio, September 27); guest, Senator Lyndon B. Johnson.......

September 29, 1960:

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Election Countdown, NBC radio, show No. 1-----

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Person to Person, CBS-TV; guests, Senator and Mrs. John F.

Kennedy___.

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October 1, 1960: The Campaign and the Candidates, NBC-TV, show No.

3; guests, Senator and Mrs. John F. Kennedy-

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October 2, 1960: Face the Nation, CBS-TV and radio; guest, Senator

Lyndon B. Johnson_..

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October 6, 1960: Election Countdown, NBC radio, show No. 2----

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October 7, 1960: Second joint radio-television broadcast, Senator John F.

Kennedy and Vice President Richard M. Nixon, originating NBC, Wash-

ington, D.C., all networks carried___

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October 8, 1960: The Campaign and the Candidates, NBC-TV, show No. 4;

guests, Senator and Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson---

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October 9, 1950:

Meet the Press, NBC-TV and radio; guest, Senator Lyndon B.

Johnson---

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Face the Nation, CBS-TV and radio; guest, Ambassador Henry Cabot

Lodge

October 10, 1960: Presidential Countdown: "Mr. Lodge: A Profile," CBS-

TV (CBS radio, October 11); guest, Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge__

October 13, 1960: Third joint radio-television broadcast, Senator John F.

Kennedy and Vice President Richard M. Nixon, originating ABC, Hol-

lywood, Calif., and New York, N.Y., all networks carried_

October 14, 1960: Eyewitness to History, CBS-TV, "The Campaign”.

October 15, 1960: The Campaign and the Candidates, NBC-TV, show

No. 5; guests, Vice President and Mrs. Richard M. Nixon_-_

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