This Day in History:, First Kennedy-Nixon Debate .
September 26, 1960.
The debate between the two
major party presidential candidates
was the first to be televised in U.S. history.
The presidential hopefuls
met in Chicago to discuss
U.S. domestic affairs.
Nixon declined to wear makeup.
He came across as nervous to television viewers.
Kennedy's charisma helped him
to rise as the apparent winner.
Weeks after the debates,
Kennedy won the popular vote by one of the
narrowest margins in U.S. presidential election history.
Televised presidential
debates have been conducted
for every campaign since 1976