From left to right, Senator John F. Kennedy (1917 - 1963), Don Hewitt of CBS News and Vice President Richard M. Nixon (1913 -1994) at the first televised presidential debate on Sept. 26, 1960 ...

Vice President Richard Nixon and Massachusetts Sen. John F. Kennedy faced off in the first televised presidential debate in U.S. history on this day in history, Sept. 26, 1960.

On Sept. 26, 1960, Vice President Richard M. Nixon and U.S. Sen. John F. Kennedy met for the first ever televised presidential debate.

The 1960 Kennedy-Nixon debate addresses critical domestic and international issues facing the United States. Senator Kennedy emphasizes the need for a stronger America to ensure global freedom ...

Where Kennedy was fluent and lucid, Nixon’s prepared remarks used odd, tangled syntax that tripped him up as he spoke. “There is no question but that this nation cannot stand still,” he said.

Getty Images. Presidential candidates John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon shake hands after their televised debate on Oct. 7, 1960.

US presidential debates have historically been significant, shaping public perceptions. Notable examples include Kennedy vs. Nixon (1960), where Kennedy's polished appearance outshone Nixon. These ...

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(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary... What people say today about the first televised presidential debate, between Nixon and JFK, doesn’t ...

The first presidential debates, between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon, were in 1960 (when Biden and Trump were, respectively, 17 and 14 years old).