NBC's Washington studios were abuzz with crowds on the outside and newsmen and technicians on the inside. At 6:31 Jack Kennedy rolled up in a Pontiac convertible with Brother Bobby and a few aides, swept directly into the TV studio. It was cold (64° F.); studio officials meant to keep the temperature low in order to counteract the hot lights that produced beads of perspiration on Nixon's face during the first telecast. Kennedy allowed as how he would need a sweater if things didn't warm up; a studio man turned up the thermostat....
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