The 1960 US Presidential Election will be a heated and fiercely contested one.
Vice President Richard M Nixon the Republican Candidate for President and Senator John F Kennedy of Massachusetts the Democratic Candidate for President will both square off in a televised debate next month as they both announced today.
The focus of the debate will be on the cold war and civil rights.
Many political analysts consider Kennedy winning the Presidency a long shot let alone beating the distinguished and experienced Vice President Nixon in the debates. Only the TV audience will decide. Tune in live next month on CBS Television to see who has what it takes to become leader of the free world and stand up to Nikita Kruschev and the red menace .
