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Political communication scholar and dean of the Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences at the University of…

"During the late 1960s, the United States learned that the Soviet Union had embarked upon a massive Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) buildup designed to reach parity with the United States" (U.S. ... Ultimately, SALT talks were agreed on by the two superpowers in the summer of 1968, and full-scale negotiations began during the Presidency of Richard Nixon on November 17th, 1969. This resource explores the context of arms control efforts before the Nixon presidency, describes the Nixon administration's views and efforts relative to the SALT talks and subsequent SALT I agreement, and provides reflections for later arms control agreements.

Students then watch, analyze, and respond to an introductory video that summarizes the 1960 Presidential Election using archival footage. Next, students explore two campaign ads, for both Richard Nixon and John F.

Information Agency by Hearst Movietone News documents the 1960 presidential election from the nominating conventions through the concession and victory speeches by Richard Nixon and JFK.

On September 26, 1960, then-Senator John F. Kennedy and then-Vice President Richard Nixon faced off in the first televised presidential debate. ... Nixon, who refused to wear makeup and was recently out of the hospital following a knee injury, appeared pale and sweaty by comparison. Some say that this debate and the three other ones that followed it helped Kennedy win the 1960 election.

He discussed the presidential elections of 1960, 1964 and 1968.

Comparing both the campaign style of Richard Nixon and the style of TV production from the 1960 to 1968 campaign.

A 1960 Richard Nixon Presidential campaign ad is shown.

Nixon participated in the first-ever televised presidential candidates' debate.