Bidamon Stable

Historical marker location:

940 South Main Street, Nauvoo, Illinois

( Marker is on South Main Street south of Water Street, on the left when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 2003

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.