In the run-up to this year's American presidential election, this new four-part series takes a wry look back at past election battles, accompanied by the music of the time.
1: 1960. Gayle Hunnicutt investigates the reasons why the rich and handsome Senator Jack Kennedy defeated the incumbent Vice-President Nixon. This was the first television election.
Almost halfthe population watched the first ever TV debate between candidates. Kennedy strolled to victory, not so much because of what he said, but primarily because of how he looked. Nixon had been ill and, choosing not to wear make-up, he looked it. Come election day, Kennedy won the narrowest victory in modern times. Producer Chris Bond