This Day In History

 

September 26, 1960

On September 26, 1960, for the first time in U.S. history, a debate between major party presidential candidates is broadcast on live television. The presidential hopefuls, John F. Kennedy, a Democratic senator of Massachusetts, and Richard M. Nixon, the vice president of the United States, met in a Chicago studio to discuss U.S. domestic matters.

Taken from: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/september-26/first-kennedy-nixon-debate