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 ...

The first of the four “Great Debates” between Republican candidate for president Richard Nixon and Democrat John F. Kennedy, September 26, 1960, was historic for many reasons.

Fifty years ago this month, Richard Nixon stood uncomfortably on the Capitol’s inaugural platform and watched his rival John F. Kennedy being sworn in as president. “We won” the election ...

John F. Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon are both products of the 20th century, but, paradoxically, they have reversed their inheritances. Kennedy, born to wealth, has come to know the problems of the ...

On the 50th anniversary of the first debate between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon, a Kennedy Library Forum was held with Kennedy advisers and journalists who covered the first-ever televised ...

Since the Kennedy-Nixon election, TV debates have been very influential. ... It all started on Sept. 20, 1960, when John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon squared off against each other in Chicago.

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 ...

1960: In the first televised U.S. presidential debate in history, John F. Kennedy comes off well. His opponent, Richard Nixon, does not. Television instantly emerges as the decisive medium in ...

Sept. 26, 1960 was the date of the first debate between Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy, signalling a new era where television would be a dominant force in politics.

There would have been no John F. Kennedy as brilliant statesman cut off in his prime, had it not been for those riveting days from Dealey Plaza to Arlington and the lighting of the Eternal Flame.

FIFTY years ago today, the “Great Debate” between Vice President Richard M. Nixon, the Republican nominee for president, and Senator John F. Kennedy, the Democratic nominee, attracted 70 ...

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 ...