tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14383626.post5415068159153364942..comments2024-01-14T23:07:20.775-06:00Comments on dcat: Debunking the Kennedy-Nixon TV Mythdcathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09921385244556780254noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14383626.post-25580879558794400212010-09-29T23:18:04.722-05:002010-09-29T23:18:04.722-05:00Thanks for this, Clare!
dcatThanks for this, Clare!<br /><br />dcatdcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09921385244556780254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14383626.post-39193229250876372792010-09-29T22:27:03.035-05:002010-09-29T22:27:03.035-05:00Arthur Penn, the legendary director who coached JF...Arthur Penn, the legendary director who coached JFK for those debates, just passed away. <br /><br />"[He] made his mark outside of the entertainment world as well, advising then-Senator John F. Kennedy during his televised debates with Richard Nixon in 1960. Penn directed the broadcast of the third debate. Dave Kehr of The New York Times writes that Penn instructed Kennedy to "look directly into the lens of the camera and keep his responses brief and pithy"—a strategy that allowed JFK to project an air of confidence that Nixon couldn't muster."<br /><br />http://motherjones.com/riff/2010/09/arthur-penn-bonnie-clyde-anti-heroClarenoreply@blogger.com