A televised picture, broadcast in May 1977, of American presidential candidates John F. Kennedy (1917-1963) and Richard Nixon (1913-1994) at a Chicago television studio for their debate on Sept ...

It’s been five decades since the first televised presidential debates in U.S. history, but the four TV showdowns between Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy in the fall of 1960 still hold a ...

Sen. John F. Kennedy early today battened down his stunning President victory by taking an impressive lead in Vice President Nixon’s home state of California – proof that the young Senator’s ...

On this day in 1960, some 77 million Americans watched Sen. John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon, the two-term vice president, meet in the first-ever televised presidential debate.

John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon stand at podiums during their debate in 1960. Saul Pett, a prominent feature writer for The Associated Press, rated Nixon highly for projecting cordiality.

Presidential candidates Sen. John F. Kennedy (left) and Vice President Richard M. Nixon are shown following their nationally televised first of four presidential debates at a television studio in ...

Fifty years ago this month, Richard Nixon stood uncomfortably on the Capitol’s inaugural platform and watched his rival John F. Kennedy being sworn in as president. “We won” the election ...

On this day in 1960, Sen. John F. Kennedy, a Massachusetts Democrat, defeated Vice President Richard M. Nixon in one of the closest presidential elections in U.S. history. At 43, Kennedy became ...

“I do not consider my decision to back Richard Nixon over John F. Kennedy for the presidency in 1960 one of my finest ones,” Robinson wrote. “It was a sincere one, however, at the time.

For Richard Nixon, the holiday season of 1960 was a sullen affair. Weeks before, on Nov. 8, he had lost an exceedingly close presidential election to Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts.

John F. Kennedy, who became the youngest person elected as the President of the United States and then tragically the youngest one assassinated, won his presidency on Nov. 8, 1960.

On this day in 1960, Sen. John F. Kennedy, a Massachusetts Democrat, defeated Vice President Richard M. Nixon in one of the closest presidential elections in U.S. history.