Television, of course. There is no question that television has changed American politics forever. Here is a recent study of how potential voters get their information on candidates. These figures tell us which media have the most impact. No surprise here.
TV leads the list.
It was the most famous debate in America since Lincoln and Douglas back in Civil War times, as you are about to hear. People listening on radio thought Nixon won. Here's Don Hewitt of CBS, still the executive producer of 60 Minutes, talking more about what happened that night after the first debate. We'll also look at the violence and controversy surrounding the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. I happened to working that night in 1969 at the ABC station in Chicago when Agnew made that speech in Des Moines.