John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon stand at podiums during their debate in 1960. Saul Pett, a prominent feature writer for The Associated Press, rated Nixon highly for projecting cordiality.

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 ...

John F. Kennedy (left) and Richard Nixon (right) participating in the first-ever televised presidential debate in Chicago in 1960. Nixon would wear makeup and gain weight before the rest of the ...

During the 1960 Presidential election, John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon faced off in their first head to head debate. Biden, in Rare Remarks Since Presidency, Warns His Accomplishments Are Coming ...

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 ...

On This Day: First Kennedy-Nixon Debate. On September 26, 1960, then-Senator John F. Kennedy and then-Vice President Richard Nixon faced off in the first televised presidential debate.

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.

“I do not consider my decision to back Richard Nixon over John F. Kennedy for the presidency in 1960 one of my finest ones,” Robinson wrote. “It was a sincere one, however, at the time.

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.

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