JFK v. Nixon set the debate stage for Harris v. Trump The 1960 presidential debates featured John Kennedy and Richard Nixon in the first national contest to be televised ...

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.

A big (31%) Catholic population helps Kennedy, but Nixon will pick up voters among the conservative Pennsylvania Dutch farmers. To win, Kennedy needs a plurality of some 250,000 votes in ...

The 1960 Kennedy-Nixon debate addresses critical domestic and international issues facing the United States. Senator Kennedy emphasizes the need for a stronger America to ensure global freedom ...

John F Kennedy beat Vice-President Richard Nixon by just 0.2% of the popular vote - or 118,574 votes. The result was so close it remained uncertain the day after polling. But Kennedy went on to win ...

Kennedy had won, 303 electoral votes to Nixon’s 219. For all his mistakes, Nixon did well. Kennedy won the popular vote by less than 1%, and Nixon had captured more states and congressional ...

The 1960 presidential debates featured John Kennedy and Richard Nixon in the first national contest to be televised. Salon. JFK v. Nixon set the debate stage for Harris v. Trump.