Getty Tomb

Historical marker location:

4001 North Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois

( Marker is at the intersection of Lake Avenue and Evergreen Avenue, in the median on Lake Avenue.)

Marker installed: 1971

Adler and Sullivan, architects 1890. Chicago Landmark.

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.