John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon taken prior to their first debate at WBBM-TV in Chicago in 1960. Courtesy: AP Democratic presidential candidate John F. Kennedy and his Republican rival Richard M.

While some presidential debates haven't moved the needle in public opinion, others have provided consequential moments that made or broke campaigns. 1960: John F. Kennedy vs. Richard Nixon The ...

JFK was also the only president to appoint a sibling to a cabinet post. The Nixon-Kennedy debates were the first ever to be televised, and JFK's ability to project a positive image on-screen may ...

Kennedy and Richard Nixon debated live on air before an audience of 74 million viewers. Since then, presidential debates have become a quadrennial staple of the political calendar, and are ...

At the time of the 1960 debate, pundits didn't think it was Nixon’s ruin. But television debates have since become a yardstick of a candidate’s appeal and electability. Senators question what ...

Televised U.S. presidential debates are truly scary. Back in 1960, TV cameras famously caught Vice President Richard Nixon wiping sweat from his face in front of his younger rival, John F.