Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Notebook: Debate and Inaugural Address Q1-5

Answer the following in your spirals:
1) Why did people who watched the Kennedy/Nixon debate on tv think Kennedy won the debate, while those who listened on the radio believed Nixon won?
2) Explain the role of television and its importance in the 1960 election.
3) Why did Kennedy's phrase, "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country" have such a profound meaning for people during this time in the United States?
4) What domestic issues did President Kennedy attempt to address?
5) Why did Kennedy say the nation was poised at the edge of "A New Frontier"?

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