Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The 1960 presidential election changed everything. It was the first to feature televised debates between the two major-party ...

(CNN) — The 1960 presidential election changed everything. It was the first to feature televised debates between the two major-party candidates. It was the first in which both candidates were born in ...

Editor’s Note: This essay is adapted from Chris Wallace’s book, “Countdown 1960.” The 1960 presidential election changed everything. It was the first to feature televised debates between the two major ...