Presidential campaigns have always courted controversy. During the first televised presidential debate, people who watched the debate on TV said that John F. Kennedy had won, while those who listened to the radio broadcast declared Richard Nixon the victor. Political mudslinging is as American as apple pie – Andrew Jackson was accused of adultery (with his own wife!) and Thomas Jefferson was labeled an atheist. Join amateur historian and college professor Gary Midkiff for a humorous look at the bizarre evolution of campaign strategies.