Read the scenario.During the 1960 presidential election, Republican candidate Richard Nixon and Democratic candidate John F. Kennedy held the first presidential debates on US television. Since television was a relatively new form of media, the debates were also broadcast on radio. Nixon and Kennedy came across very differently on television. Nixon, who was older than Kennedy and had recently been ill, looked pale, tired, and in need of a shave. Kennedy, on the other hand, looked tanned, rested, and healthy. Kennedy looked into the camera, as if he were talking directly to the public. Nixon directed his gaze to the reporters in the room, which made it look like he was trying to avoid eye contact with the public. Polls held after the first debate showed that most TV viewers believed that Kennedy had won the debate. Radio listeners, on the other hand, believed either that the debate had been a draw or that Nixon had won. Kennedy went on to win the election in a close race.