Clip #3: According to Theordore Sorensen, what were the stakes of the West Virginia primary election for Kennedy, the Democrats, and the country as a whole?

As Harris’s self-imposed deadline to decide whether to run for governor of California in 2026 or again for president in ...

While the U.S. presidency often keeps commanders-in-chief anchored in Washington DC, history shows that several have made visits to St. Louis over the years, whether for official duties, campaign ...

During the 1960 Presidential election, John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon faced off in their first head to head debate.

The year is 1960. In a blur of Cold War anxieties and lunch counter sit-ins, viewers await the presidential debate with bated breath. The assertion that this was the first televised ...

As the 2024 presidential election barrels toward razor-thin results, it’s worth recalling Chicago’s outsize role in the 1960 election, one of the tightest presidential votes in history. It’s ...

The 1960 presidential election changed everything. It was the first to feature televised debates between the two major-party candidates. It was the first where the candidates were born in the 20th ...

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.

Bobbleheads, Magic 8 Balls, chairs and other artifacts in the Smithsonian reveal the historical significance of presidential debates.

Held in TV network studios with no audience, the debates produced the largest television audiences of the time. These chairs were used in the first presidential debate, held in the CBS studio in 1960.

Throughout the storied history of televised debates, a series of myths have taken root that inflated the gravity of these confrontations.

We’ll find out. In the meantime, here’s a look at past televised presidential debates. 1960 Four debates Richard Nixon, who’d been ill, looked terrible in the first one.