Ronald Reagan’s Signed Copy of the Program of His Great Debate With Robert Kennedy, Connecting Two Great Political Figures That Helped Shape the 20th Century
Gifted to his longtime friend and press aide, it is the only signed copy of this program that we have ever seen.
On May 15, 1967, there was a debate between California’s new Republican governor, Ronald Reagan, and New York’s new Democratic senator, Robert F. Kennedy. The subject: the Vietnam War. The debate was titled “The Image of America and the Youth of the World,” and was billed by CBS as a “Town Meeting...
On May 15, 1967, there was a debate between California’s new Republican governor, Ronald Reagan, and New York’s new Democratic senator, Robert F. Kennedy. The subject: the Vietnam War. The debate was titled “The Image of America and the Youth of the World,” and was billed by CBS as a “Town Meeting of the World.” It was broadcast from 10:00-11:00 PM by CBS TV Network and CBS Radio Network. It was produced by later 60 Minutes and hosted by CBS News correspondent Charles Collingwood. The debate was watched by a huge audience: 15 million Americans.
Not having a crystal ball into the tragic year ahead for Kennedy, Newsweek pondered whether the debate might be a “dry run” for a future set of “Great Debates” between these two promising presidential aspirants.
Ronald Reagan’s signed copy of this program where Reagan has written, “Reagan v. R Kennedy.” This was gifted to his longtime friend and press aide Nancy Reynolds, and is the only signed copy of this program that we have ever seen.
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