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 ...

In the 1960 presidential election, Democratic Senator John Kennedy of Massachusetts narrowly defeated incumbent Republican Vice President Richard Nixon. This was the first election in which all 50 ...

The White House race between Al Gore and George Bush, apparently resting on a few hundred votes, is a reminder of the bitter presidential battle of 1960. John F Kennedy beat Vice-President Richard ...

"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 ...

Campaign managers in both parties had suffered from a case of nerves as they awaited last night's radio-television debate between Vice President Richard M. Nixon ... Sen. John F. Kennedy, the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Kennedy. Oct 1, 2024 The Great Debate: First televised presidential debate held at CBS Chicago 64 years ago On Sept. 26, 1960, Vice President Richard M. Nixon and U.S. Sen. John F. Kennedy met ...

Kennedy, in the midst of a long-shot bid for the White House, detailed his foreign policy platform at the Richard Nixon Presidential ... With a nod to former President John F.

In 1960, Kennedy, then a senator from Massachusetts, defeated opponent Richard Nixon to become the 35th and ... National Portrait Gallery John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Portrait Gallery John F.