The True Tale of the JFK-Nixon ... Richard Nixon’s sweaty, haggard appearance that autumn night opened a pathway to the White House for the tanned and telegenic Sen. John F. Kennedy.

26, 1960, as Vice President Richard Nixon, a California Republican, and Sen. John F. Kennedy, a Massachusetts Democrat, debated on television before a national audience. The nation's first-ever ...

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 ...

"If Americans viewed John F. Kennedy as their shining hero," wrote biographer Christopher Matthews, "they also recognized the five o'clock shadow of Richard Nixon in the fluorescent light of their ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! On September 26, 1960, then-Senator John F. Kennedy and then-Vice President Richard Nixon faced off in the first televised presidential debate.

MIAMI, Nov. 14, 1960 (UPI) - President-elect John F. Kennedy and Vice President Richard M. Nixon today had what Kennedy described as a "very cordial meeting" for an hour at Nixon's vacation ...

Robinson’s endorsement was so valuable that both John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon personally courted him. And in turn, the baseball icon vetted each candidate, hard. As the election approached ...

One photo shows the Sept. 26, 1960, debate between then-Vice President Richard Nixon and then-Sen. John F. Kennedy from behind the cameras and lights used in the first-ever televised clash.

in which John F. Kennedy prevailed. “They stole it fair and square.” That Richard Nixon was cheated out of the presidency in 1960 has become almost an accepted fact. You’ve probably heard ...

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. Arrests are ...