Historical Marker
"Palms Grill Café" Mural
Historical marker location:
109 SW Arch St, Atlanta, Illinois
( Marker is on Southwest Arch Street south of SE Vine Street, on the right when traveling south.)
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.