Nixon vs. Kennedy (Mad Men)

"**Nixon vs. Kennedy**"
"Nixon vs. Kennedy"
Mad Men episode
Episode no.	Season 1; Episode 12
Directed by	Alan Taylor
Written by	Lisa Albert; Maria Jacquemetton; Andre Jacquemetton
Original air date	October 11, 2007
Running time	48 minutes
Guest appearances
	Robert Morse as Bert Cooper; Alison Brie as Trudy Campbell; Mark Moses as Herman "Duck" Phillips; Troy Ruptash as Lieutenant Donald Draper; ;
Episode chronology
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"Nixon vs. Kennedy" is the twelfth episode of the first season of American television series Mad Men. Written by Lisa Albert and the Jacquemetton couple (Maria Jacquemetton and Andre Jacquemetton) and directed by Alan Taylor, the episode originally aired on AMC on October 11, 2007, in the United States. In the episode, Sterling Cooper employees party after hours, promotions occur, and the audience gains more insight into Don Draper's past.