The first Nixon-Kennedy debate, won by Kennedy, is sandwiched between two halves of a thrilling Bears-Packers game, eventually won by the Packers, 19-10.

On this day in 1960, the first televised debate between presidential candidates Richard M. Nixon and John F. Kennedy takes place in Chicago, at halftime during a Bears-Packers game, eventually won by the Packers, 19-10.


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