File:First 1960 presidential debate.jpg

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DescriptionFirst 1960 presidential debate.jpg	English: Photo of the first presidential debate in 1960. This was held in Chicago at CBS' WBBM-TV on September 26, 1960. Original caption: "(CX4) CHICAGO, Sept. 27--AS PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES DEBATED--Democrat Sen. John Kennedy, left, and Republican Richard Nixon stand at lecterns last night as they debated campaign issues at a Chicago television studio. Panelists are seated in foreground and moderator Howard K. Smith is at desk incenter. (AP Wirephoto)(See AP wire story)(rj30600stf)1960 "
Date	27 September 1960
Source	eBay front back
Author	Associated Press
Permission (Reusing this file)	Pre-1978 no mark

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current	05:00, 30 December 2014	1,043 × 657 (384 KB)	Renamed user 995577823Xyn	a bit darker
	04:57, 30 December 2014	1,043 × 657 (341 KB)	Renamed user 995577823Xyn	cropped and auto corrected
	04:56, 30 December 2014	832 × 1,215 (203 KB)	Renamed user 995577823Xyn	{{Information \|Description=Photo of the first presidential debate in 1960. This was held in Chicago at CBS' en:WBBM-TV on [http://www.debates.org/index.php?page=1960-debates September 26, 1960]. \|Source=[http://www.ebay.com/itm/1960-Wire-Photos-J...