Trivia: Which Vice President partook in the first televised presidential debate?
Harry Truman
Richard Nixon
Lyndon Johnson
Gerald Ford
The correct answer is Richard Nixon
So why is this answer correct? : September 26, 1960, marked the first televised presidential debate in U.S. history, pitting candidate John F. Kennedy against then-Vice President Richard Nixon. Kennedy was deemed the winner, as Nixon appeared visibly nervous and declined to wear makeup, which in turn contributed to the telegenic Kennedy’s victory in the general election.