Churchill Corner

Historical marker location:

1325 N. State Parkway, Chicago, Illinois

( Marker is at the intersection of N. State Parkway and Goethe Street on N. State Parkway.)

Marker installed: 1977

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.