What everyone remembers is the first debate, where the telegenic Kennedy won the image battle over Nixon who, recovering from the flu, appeared pale and refused make-up. The first general election ...
Kennedy and Richard Nixon debated live on air before an audience of 74 million viewers. Since then, presidential debates have become a quadrennial staple of the political calendar, and are ...
John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon taken prior to their first debate at WBBM-TV in Chicago in 1960. Courtesy: AP Democratic presidential candidate John F. Kennedy and his Republican rival Richard M.