Unit 2, Number 6, Exercise 4.0:14
Listen to the text famous debates and do the task.0:19
Famous debates A debate is a discussion of reasons for and against something.0:26
In a political debate, people discuss problems that their society faces, such as how to spend money or to raise or not to raise taxes.0:34
There are some famous debates in history that are still remembered.0:46
One of them is the debate between Stephen Douglas and Abraham Lincoln.0:51
They discussed government policy on slavery.0:57
In 1858, this topic was on every American's mind.1:00
Newspapers across the country printed what Lincoln and Douglas said.1:05
Soon Lincoln, who had not been as well known as Douglas, was a national figure.1:11
The debates helped Lincoln get elected to the presidency in 1860.1:18
About a hundred years later, another famous political debate took place.1:25
In 1960, candidates for president debated on television for the first time in history.1:30
For John Kennedy, it was the turning point in his campaign and his career.1:38
Richard Nixon, the other candidate, already was vice president and was better known.1:44
The television debates introduced Kennedy to millions of Americans.1:51
The debates probably helped Kennedy become president.1:56
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