On This Day: Nixon-Kennedy debates changed politics
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Richard Nixon speaks during the first televised debate while opponent John F. Kennedy watches. (LIFE PICTURE COLLECTION/GETTY)
Jackie Kennedy watches from the wings. (LIFE PICTURE COLLECTION/GETTY )
An image from one of the Kennedy-Nixon debates. (LIFE PICTURE COLLECTION/GETTY )
John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon after the second debate. (LIFE PICTURE COLLECTION/GETTY )
John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon after the first presidential debate. (LIFE PICTURE COLLECTION/GETTY )