Nixon-Kennedy in 1960.
1960
The first Televised presidential debate was held between Nixon and Kennedy.
JFK. The first on TV was FDR.
Dwight Eisenhower (A+)
How long has the television been around? Since 1947 It's first national broadcast was of a presidential debate
The first televised presidential debate was in 1960 between the two candidates, Richard Nixon and John Kennedy. Neither one was a president yet, but both was later elected to the Presidency. Gerald Ford was the first incumbent president to debate on TV.
Lester Holt moderated the first U.S. presidential debate.
Political advertising first appeared on television during the 1952 presidential campaign.1952 Eisenhower v. Stevenson
Television technology was invented during WW2 (Roosevelt) and developed after the war (Truman). The first President to make an appearance on TV that was broadcasted to the public was Eisenhower. Regarding presidential elections, the first televised presidential debate was between John F. Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon.
The first debate on TV between Richard Nixon and John Kennedy which was on 26 September 1960 began the modern series of presidential debates. Abraham Lincoln and Steven A. Douglas engaged in a series of memorable debates during their campaign for US senator in 1858 two years before they ran for President
Kennedy performed much better on television than Nixon
Yes. Carol Simpson was the first woman and first minority to moderate a presidential debate. The presidential debate was between Bill Clinton and George Bush Sr. in 1992.