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The Great Debate: First televised presidential debate held at CBS Chicago 64 years ago this month

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On Sept. 26, 1960 , of Massachusetts met for the first ever televised presidential debate in Studio 1 at the old CBS Chicago broadcast center.

Political campaigns were not new to television in 1960 .

The candidates were driven into the broadcast center through a back door on Erie Street , and down a long, broad, broad hallway that led to Studio 1 .

Nixon 's aides worried about how he'd look on camera with lost weight, pale skin, and stubble.

Kennedy wore a tan brought about by campaigning in an open car in California .

Nixon 's campaign felt the reaction shots were too close and tight, and unflattering.

Kennedy 's campaign was pleased with the way its candidate appeared in the shots.

" The Great Debate " special aired 25 years after the 1960 presidential debate.

Kennedy and Nixon debated three more times before the 1960 election.

Studio 1 at the old CBS Chicago Broadcast Center was used as a huge newsroom for Channel 2 News in the 1970s and 1980s .

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