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 ...

While some presidential debates haven't moved the needle in public opinion, others have provided consequential moments that made or broke campaigns. 1960: John F. Kennedy vs. Richard Nixon The ...

(CNN Student News)-- Historical Background: Presidential debates are a product of the television era. In 1960, Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy met in the first general election presidential ...

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.