A televised picture, broadcast in May 1977, of American presidential candidates John F. Kennedy (1917-1963) and Richard Nixon (1913-1994) at a Chicago television studio for their debate on Sept ...

John F. Kennedy (left) and Richard Nixon (right) participating in the first-ever televised presidential debate in Chicago in 1960. Nixon would wear makeup and gain weight before the rest of the ...

On This Day: First Kennedy-Nixon Debate. On September 26, 1960, then-Senator John F. Kennedy and then-Vice President Richard Nixon faced off in the first televised presidential debate.

Lesson Plan: Historic Presidential Elections - 1960 - John Kennedy vs Richard Nixon. Clip 1 Clip 2 Clip 3 Clip 4 Clip 5 Clip 6 Clip 7 Clip 8 Clip 9 Clip 10 Clip 11 Clip 12 Clip 13 Clip 14 Clip 15.

Sen. John F. Kennedy and Vice President Richard M. Nixon participated the first ever televised debate on Sept. 26, 1960 at the old CBS Chicago studios. Bill Kurtis reports on the history of ...

Richard M. Nixon, right, listens as John F. Kennedy speaks, September 26, 1960, at Studio 1 at CBS Chicago, 630 N. McClurg Ct. CBS Photo Archive Phil Donahue during a taping of "Donahue," circa ...

The 1960 presidential debates featured John Kennedy and Richard Nixon in the first national contest to be televised. Salon. JFK v. Nixon set the debate stage for Harris v. Trump.

Veteran journalist Chris Wallace joins "CBS Mornings" to talk about his new book, "Countdown 1960," which gives an inside look at the campaigns of John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon.

If Senator John F. Kennedy expects to debate any more on television with Vice President Richard M. Nixon, he'd better keep his reference material out of sight or tell Nixon in advance that he ...