Accessibility links

Breaking News

US Presidential Debates


The Presidential Debates

  • Presidential candidates meet for a series of televised debates
  • Debates did not play a significant role before radio and television
  • The first televised general election debate was between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon in 1960
  • The second televised debate pitted President Gerald Ford against Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter in 1976
XS
SM
MD
LG