The Pogue Store

Historical marker location:

1201 N Main St, Edwardsville, Illinois

( Marker is on North Main Street (Illinois Route 143/159), on the right when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 2020

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.