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The 1960 United States presidential debates were a series of debates held during the 1960 presidential election. Four presidential debates were held between Republican nominee Richard Nixon and Democratic nominee John F. Kennedy. All four presidential debates were the first series of debates conducted for any US presidential election. [1]
The decisions by President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump on Wednesday to agree to two presidential debates will ensure the continuation of a tradition that dates back to 1960.
Sen. John F. Kennedy, left, and Vice President Richard Nixon, right, participate in a presidential debate in Washington, DC, in October 1960. - Bettmann Archive/Getty Images
- 1960: The first televised debate pitted Democratic nominee John F. Kennedy against Republican Vice President Richard Nixon, who was recovering from a hospital visit and had a 5 o'clock shadow ...
The series of seven debates in 1858 between Abraham Lincoln and Senator Stephen A. Douglas for U.S. Senate were true, face-to-face debates, with no moderator; the candidates took it in turns to open each debate with a one-hour speech, then the other candidate had an hour and a half to rebut, and finally the first candidate closed the debate with a half-hour response.
1960 United States vice-presidential candidates (10 P) Pages in category "1960 United States presidential election" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
Back in 1960, presidential nominees John F. Kennedy and Nixon did debate four times. But candidates avoided face-to-face encounters in the 1964, 1968 and 1972 campaigns.
The Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) is a nonprofit corporation established in 1987 under the joint sponsorship of the Democratic and Republican political parties in the United States. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] The CPD sponsors and produces debates for U.S. presidential and vice-presidential candidates and undertakes research and educational ...