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From Kennedy-Nixon to Trump-Biden: six decades of U.S. presidential debates
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 month ago- 1960: The first televised debate pitted Democratic nominee John F. Kennedy against Republican Vice...
Army at school integration, Nixon-Kennedy debate: News Journal archives, week of Sept. 24
Delaware Online | The News Journal via Yahoo News· 9 months ago"Pages of history" features excerpts from The News Journal archives including the Wilmington Morning...
The first televised presidential debate happened 63 years ago today. Here’s why that matters
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 9 months agoOn September 26, 1960 Senator John F. Kennedy and Vice President Richard Nixon went live on national...
Goldberg: Trump and Biden agreed to debates. That's a lot less important than it was made out to be
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThe president and his rival circumvented the debate commission amid much fanfare. But the contests...
How Kennedy Narrowly Defeated Nixon — and Why the Alternative History Would Have Been Devastating
Politico via Yahoo News· 4 months agoHere is the third article in a series named “The Closest Calls,” It was a few weeks before Election Day 1960, and John F. Kennedy found himself on the phone with a very worried Coretta Scott ...
Presidential debates have always been political theater. Here are some of their most memorable...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 10 months agoDonald Trump speaks as Dr. Ben Carson and Sen. Ted Cruz look on during the Republican presidential...
Chris Wallace looks back at Nixon-Kennedy election in the book 'Countdown 1960
Associated Press via AOL· 3 months agoThe CNN anchor has written a book on the race between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon, narrowly...
See 8 iconic photos from past debates including the fly on Mike Pence's head
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThe first Republican presidential primary debate of the 2024 election cycle will take place...
Oh, for the days of a Kennedy-Nixon showdown
The Santa Fe New Mexican via Yahoo News· 1 day agoJun. 18—Former President Donald Trump claims New Mexico is his to win. If I believed him, I would go through the torture of watching his joint television appearance next week with President ...
Gaffes, insults, a well-timed joke: The best moments in US presidential debate history
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 month agoWhen John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon stepped onto the debate stage in 1960, a staggering 70 million Americans watched as the U.S. presidential candidates squared off. It was the first televised ...