Unfortunately for Nixon, immediately prior to the first debate (held on Sept. 26, 1960) he suffered from a series of health issues — a knee injury, an infection, a fever — and the viewing ...

Former President Trump and President Biden's match-up at the CNN Presidential Debate is raising comparisons to John F. Kennedy's debate with Richard Nixon.

A look back at other sitting vice presidents who were running for the top job and debating on TV against the nominee of the opposition party: Gore in 2000, George H.W. Bush in 1988 and Nixon in 1960.

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.

The first live televised presidential debate was held on Sept. 26, 1960, between John F. Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon.At the time, Kennedy was a Democratic senator of Massachusetts and Nixon was ...

In this Sept. 26, 1960 file photo, Sen. John Kennedy, left, and Vice President Richard Nixon appear on television studio monitor set during their debate in Chicago. AP hide caption ...

Moderator Howard K. Smith sat between Senator John Kennedy, left, and Vice President Richard Nixon as they appeared on a television studio monitor set during their debate in Chicago, Sept. 26, 1960.

The Kitchen Debate was front-page news across the U.S. Frank Stanton, president of CBS, wrote Nixon to tell him the TV special featuring the incident was viewed by 15 million households, or 41.7% ...

Cynthia Nixon, the actress and activist, engaged in a rather fractious primary debate with Mr. Cuomo when she ran against him for governor in 2018. She had some advice for his current challengers.