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John Kennedy won the first televised presidential debate among those watching it, while Richard Nixon won among those listening on the radio.

When you look at Kennedy and Nixon, TV played a crucial part in Kennedy's popularity. He was incredibly photogenic, while Nixon was this scowling figure. American viewers judged him on his appearance on TV.

Television doesn't like politics very well, if you can infer that from the way they cover it.

Of course a lot of the journalists hated Nixon, but they were always blown away by how smart he was.

Modern politics today requires a mastery of television. I've never really warmed up to television and, in fairness to television, it's never warmed up to me.

I don't think we use television the way we should or the way the inventors intended.

Richard Nixon was the best thing that ever happened to journalism. I mean this guy was wonderful. Just when you thought he could get no worse, he got worse.

While he was president, it was popular to be a Nixon hater.

In 1960, John F. Kennedy rode a superior televised debate performance to victory over Richard Nixon.

I liked Nixon fine, but Nixon was not a partier.