The debate between President Gerald R. Ford and Gov. Jimmy Carter at the Walnut Street Theatre was interrupted by a 28-minute ...

Bobbleheads, Magic 8 Balls, chairs and other artifacts in the Smithsonian reveal the historical significance of presidential ...

US presidential debates have historically been significant, shaping public perceptions. Notable examples include Kennedy vs.

1960 Four debates Richard Nixon, who’d been ill, looked terrible in the first one. John F. Kennedy, who looked great, was ...

Vice President Richard M. Nixon and U.S. Sen. John F. Kennedy​ met for the first ever televised presidential debate.

The League of Women voters in 1952 hosted the first televised presidential debate in American history for a nationwide ...

Tuesday's showdown between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Trump will mark only the second time in the last ...

Since 1960, when Sen. John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts squared off against incumbent vice president Richard M. Nixon in the ...

Reagan was 73 and facing 56-year-old Democratic challenger Walter Mondale. In the first debate, Reagan struggled to remember facts and occasionally looked confused. An adviser suggested afterward that ...

During the intense 1960 presidential contest, Sen. John F. Kennedy and Vice President Richard M. Nixon made history by ...

The commission announced in June that it was canceling three presidential debates (including one scheduled Oct. 9 at the University of Utah) and one vice presidential debate after years of controversy ...

Reagan was 73 and facing 56-year-old Democratic challenger Walter Mondale. In the first debate, Reagan struggled to remember ...