Rally After the Debate / Lincoln in Coles County

Historical marker location:

Charleston, Illinois

( Marker is at the intersection of Jackson Avenue and 6th Street, on the left when traveling east on Jackson Avenue.)

Marker installed: 2008

Looking for Lincoln.

The first televised presidential debate in history was held in Illinois in 1960 between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon. The debate was held at the studios of CBS in Chicago and was watched by an estimated 70 million people.