Pop Quiz: How many times did Nixon and JFK debate in 1960?

 

Answer: Four, although the first was the most watched and the most memorable. The first debate was held on September 26, 1960.

Read more about presidential debates in the Smithsonian article: Eight Lessons for Presidential Debates (October 2, 2012) and in Don’t Know Much About® the American Presidents.

Don’t Know Much About® the American Presidents (Hyperion Paperback-April 15, 2014)