This unprecedented year has inspired great innovation. But the idea of hosting a virtual debate isn't one of them. Bringing people together remotely and televising it is not anything new, including in ...

The third presidential debate between Vice President Richard Nixon and Senator John F. Kennedy took place on Thursday, October 13, 1960, were held virtually at the ABC studios in Los Angeles, ...

Charlie Neibergall/AP Presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton will face off in their first presidential debate on Monday at Hofstra University in Hempstead, NY. There are three ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Senators John F. Kennedy (D-MA) and Hubert Humphrey (D-MN) participated in the 1960 West Virginia Democratic primary debate. This was only the second ...

The year is 1960. In a blur of Cold War anxieties and lunch counter sit-ins, viewers await the presidential debate with bated breath. The assertion that this was the first televised presidential ...

Editor’s Note: This essay is adapted from Chris Wallace’s book, “Countdown 1960.” The 1960 presidential election changed everything. It was the first to feature televised debates between the two major ...

Vice President Richard Nixon and Sen. John Kennedy face off during a September 1960 presidential debate. (AFP/Getty Images) If you’re one of the many Americans already worn out by the presidential ...