The leader of allied forces in Europe, a five star general, would be replaced by either Richard Nixon (left) or John F. Kennedy, both junior naval officers and two of millions who had served under ...

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 ...

During the 1960 Presidential election, John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon faced off in their first head to head debate. Biden, in Rare Remarks Since Presidency, Warns His Accomplishments Are Coming ...

On This Day: First Kennedy-Nixon Debate. On September 26, 1960, then-Senator John F. Kennedy and then-Vice President Richard Nixon faced off in the first televised presidential debate.

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 ...

Richard M. Nixon, right, listens as John F. Kennedy speaks, September 26, 1960, at Studio 1 at CBS Chicago, 630 N. McClurg Ct. CBS Photo Archive Phil Donahue during a taping of "Donahue," circa ...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6, 1961 (UPI) -- John F. Kennedy's election as president was made official today by the man he defeated for the nation's highest office. The presidential electoral votes were ...

“You gotta swallow this one,” says a Republican hack in Oliver Stone’s Nixon, referring to the 1960 election, in which John F. Kennedy prevailed. “They stole it fair and square.” That ...

Veteran journalist Chris Wallace joins "CBS Mornings" to talk about his new book, "Countdown 1960," which gives an inside look at the campaigns of John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon.

One photo shows the Sept. 26, 1960, debate between then-Vice President Richard Nixon and then-Sen. John F. Kennedy from behind the cameras and lights used in the first-ever televised clash.