Nixon vs. Kennedy debate - body language compilation

[@thorinscudodiquercia7127]

Nixon never drank a Duff in his life

[@dduck5596]

Hahaha .. golden.

[@MrThorfan64]

Aroooo!

[@gaussian18]

This comment needs more upvotes 😂

[@timburr4453]

He was a Fudd man

[@johntabler349]

I read that those watching on TV overwhelmingly gave the debate to Kennedy while radio listeners largely favored Nixon

[@valerie3955]

Nixon had just injured his knee while on the campaign trail, and did the debate in quite a bit of pain, having just come out of the hospital. He was also running a fever, but was determined to do the debate. Kennedy had just come back from a week at the beach and was tanned and relaxed. People were interviewed who had watched the debate on TV and who had listened to the debate on radio. Those who had watched felt that Kennedy had won. Those who had listened felt that Nixon had won.

[@cumpanions8105]

Tan that Kennedy had wasnt from sun but from steroids he took. Kennedy was in worse shape than nixon.

[@LessGo7921]

This is some incredible mental gymnastics if I’ve ever seen any. With hindsight, it makes sense why Nixon’s baseline behavior was nervousness

[@valerie3955]

@@LessGo7921 Incredible mental gymnastics is believing that a boy is a girl and a girl is a boy and that boys can have babies.

[@Rahman.Shahadat]

@@valerie3955 Of course boys can have babies. Through women.

[@edrianedelacruz7174]

Fun fact: everyone spoke and had the same vocals back in the day

[@rmp7400]

Fun fact?

[@jhjhjhjhjhjhify]

It's actually a bit of a revisionist exaggeration. It comes from the anecdote that Kennedy's team listened to the debate over the intercom and were worried their candidate didn't perform quite as well as they'd thought. Of course when they saw the footage they were reassured as he looked sufficiently Presidential. The truth was the debates were pretty much equal, with maybe a slight portion of audiences favouring Nixon on radio and a slight favouring Kennedy on television. I personally don't think the debates did much to move this very close election frankly.

[@eazyethan261]

This is one of the rare times I would've voted for both candidates if possible

[@babarazamsucks]

Nah. Kennedy for me.

[@rmp7400]

It was a very close ..and actually questioned election outcome. I am from a family that strongly supported Nixon, so was partial to Nixon for many years. However, even if JFK were not fairly elected, and even though he was not a personally moral man, he was ideal as a statesman & as President. JFKs politics was brave, not corrupt. He truly was one of the few outstanding Presidents the USA ever had. His public stands against Freemasonry- and against the control England still has over the USA through the CIA - were no less than astounding.(So ..some important religious formation from childhood was still alive in his Presidential decision making)

[@amcc666]

@@rmp7400 Nixon’s machine famously also tried to cheat in southern Illinois. Despite all that, it wouldn’t have mattered jfk would have won even if he lost Illinois, the democrat hold on the south was too strong

[@bjv93]

Yeah, I would've voted for Kennedy too.

[@Agent-cz9rj]

Same here.

[@WillyYum55]

@@Agent-cz9rj What if Watergate never happened? Would you still vote for him just out of curiosity

[@MausOfTheHouse]

@@WillyYum55 Nixon was good, it's just that Watergate ruined his legacy forever

[@Agent-cz9rj]

@@WillyYum55 No I wouldn’t.

[@raymond6646]

@@MausOfTheHouse Not really, he sabotaged peace talks that were supposed to take place towards the end of the Johnson administration in order to increase his chances at winning the 1968 election. His disastrous economic decisions that contributed to the stagflation that heavily affected the 70s (which contributed to his successors Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter’s loses in the 1976 and 1980 elections respectively). The southern strategy and the war on drugs. No Nixon was not a “good guy” watergate was just the straw that broke the camels back

[@slumshoes]

I would also like to express MY fondness..for that particular ... candidate.

[@jakenoble842]

And I’d like to express my fondness for that particular beer.

[@alekhidell7068]

In reality, Nixon outclassed Kennedy in this debate, but optics carried the day.

[@MrThorfan64]

I'd also like to express my fondness for that particular beer!

[@reneauvray3440]

Rest In Peace John F. Kennedy, Richard Nixon and Howard K. Smith.

[@johnchristiancanda3320]

Two great men.

[@josetoledo1270]

God i want to cry... Just came here after watching the Trump vs Harris debate. The difference, the respect, we need this back. The Trump-Harris was all ad Hominem from both candidates. Totally the opposite of this one.

[@Screeno1993]

I agree too.. it's so sad.. both sides just spit at each other now and don't have reasonable conversations and actual respect for each other

[@user-mb3dx5fl9f]

Ppl that support Kennedy over Nixon don't understand politics. Nixon was an extremely good president. Yes nervous and an overthinker but there aren't bad qualities when every step you make has huge impact.

[@anthonydiaz4803]

Yeah but Kennedy is still a good president so I wouldn't say they didn't know about politics they just like him more

[@m3rl707]

I'd say Nixon is an average President besides Watergate. Great things like Detente and easing tensions with China (debatable now), helping black entrepreneurs

[@user-mb3dx5fl9f]

@@anthonydiaz4803 I wouldn't call Kennedy a great president and the way he won was extremely sketchy too. But he was a very nice guy. After all he and Nixon used to be real close friends during 1950s. So it's not like liking Nixon should mean disliking Kennedy.

[@user-mb3dx5fl9f]

@@m3rl707 I mean Nixons plan regarding China was to integrate China into global economy thus making that dependent on the west plus Nixon never supported assault on the Chinese system of governance. Id blame Clinton and Reagan and Bush administrations and to a lesser extent Carter admin for trying to stage a regime change in China and thus making it stop trusting the west and for making the west much more dependent on China than China was dependent on the west. These weren't really Nixons ideas. Reagan admin led the way here.

[@m3rl707]

@@user-mb3dx5fl9f that's a fair assessment. But Nixon did Preside over the start of higher gas prices, stagflation, removed the gold standard and the expansion of the Vietnam war into 2 other countries for no reason before pulling out. But I think he was an ok C tier President. Whereas JFK would be B tier and Reagan, Bush, Clinton would he C tier.

[@clc-gl4jn]

Kennedy was so relaxed while Nixon could barely sit still. Kennedy truly was the greatest president since Lincoln. Every president since him has had a bad agenda and not as classy

[@internationalarmy3984]

Both Roosevelt‘s were good

[@obey2263]

I wouldn't say he's the greatest president since Lincoln but he certainly is up their. Also, Reagan He was pretty good.

[@clc-gl4jn]

@@obey2263 he stopped nuclear war from happening so we are all alive because of him so yes I would say he was the best since Lincoln... No doubt

[@clc-gl4jn]

@@obey2263 and Reagan was a CIA asset as opposed to Kennedy who wanted to splinter them into a thousand pieces

[@obey2263]

@@clc-gl4jn mm.. no but I see your point. Presidents before JFK and after Lincoln have arguably been better than Kennedy (FDR, Teddy Roosevelt)

[@tobytawaqal3678]

This debate were broadcasted on televisions & radios. People who watched the debate on TV said Kennedy won, but those who heard it on the radio said Nixon won

[@RyanFerguson369]

Back when kindness and manners weren’t seen as weaknesses.

[@philipppaasch8929]

Das ist so schlecht, dass BEIDE Präsident geworden sind liegt nur daran, dass man sich nicht entscheiden konnte. 🤣

[@Perririri]

Queen album and song #BodyLanguage (1982)

[@russellpayne070]

Nixon’s one downfall was his profession!

[@CrniWuk]

Looking at this debate and their behaviour and what they say it is incredible what kind of circus this whole thing has become today in comparision. And it will get only worse with someone like Trump now.

[@Replica_Films2000]

Nah it will get better cuz of him. but you need a guy like him to usher in times like these again..

[@Jakejackson1980]

2 men acting civilised and respectful. Why can’t trump and biden just stop acting so dumb.

[@ArsxnIV]

Because Trump plays to the crowd that finds his behaviour funny. Biden has dementia

[@ballinhunter12]

It’s completely Trumps fault. Trump normalized the BS that we see in debates today. Trump has absolutely no class.