be in astudio. In this debate the news representatives were free to ask questionedpertaining to any topic.Kennedy was asked whether or not he would use military action todefend Berlin, Germany. He answered by saying that he would do everythingto keep the commitment to Berlin as to protect Western Europe, but he neverdirectly stated if he would use military action.A question addressed to Nixon was also about the use of the military,but the question also asked if he would use nuclear weapons on a ChineseCommunist invasion of Pacific Islands. Nixon quickly responded by statingthat it would be inappropriate for a president or a presidential candidate tosay what course of action and what weapons he would use in such an event. He stated as Kennedy did, that he would see that the U.S. would do thenecessary to keep their commitments with the Pacific Islands.Then in reference to the first debate when Nixon said that theDemocratic platform, Kennedy’s platform, would spend at least 10 billiondollars, the question was asked of Kennedy to state why Nixon was false inhis accusations. Kennedy replied with by again saying that he supported abalanced budget. He then gave hard facts an examples to support himself. He said that his agricultural program would cost a billion and a half less thanthe present time program, reduce high interest rates, change tax laws toprevent loopholes, and medical care more for old people from Social Securitytaxes rather than the Treasury.With three of the four debates over, both candidates were ready fortheir last encounter in New York on October 21, 1960. In this final debateeach candidate would give opening and closing statements, as in the firstdebate. In between questions would again be asked of each of thecandidates. The order given in the opening statements were changed from thefirst debate, making Nixon the first to speak.In Nixon’s opening statement he said that he knew what the peoplewere most i...
