Debates for American presidential elections haven’t been around as long you probably think. Mr. Beat explains. Produced by ...
The year is 1960. In a blur of Cold War anxieties and lunch counter sit-ins, viewers await the presidential debate with bated breath. The assertion that this was the first televised presidential ...
Charlie Neibergall/AP Presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton will face off in their first presidential debate on Monday at Hofstra University in Hempstead, NY. There are three ...
American presidential debates have often reflected more than just policy disagreements—they’ve exposed deep cultural, regional, and ideological divides. Long before the age of social media and 24-hour ...
In 1960, John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon engaged in the first televised presidential debate. Previously, debates had only been broadcast over the radio. One longstanding popular story about that ...