How did the first televised Presidential debate affect voters?I'm doing my powerpoint over this and no one has information on it, so please tell...

It happened in the 1960 Presidential election between John
F. Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon.  Some historians say it changed the course of the
election and history, though we'll never know for sure if that's true, or what the exact
effect with voters was.

Kennedy was young, attractive and
vibrant, the voice of a new generation, a new direction.  Nixon represented the
experience of the past, of anti-communism and the
1950s. 

The debate was a good one, with Kennedy giving more
eloquent and smooth answers, while Nixon had more experience.  The main effect we know
of was that voters who listened on the radio tended to vote more for Nixon.  People who
saw the debate on television tended to vote for Kennedy.  That is the
visual of Kennedy contrasted with Nixon's age and appearance made
JFK seem a better choice.

Did it change the outcome of the
election?  Hard to say, but the difference in the popular vote between the two was a
mere 118,000, and 46 million Americans watched the TV debate.