Historical Marker
Old Randolph House
Historical marker location:
5 East Side Square, Macomb, Illinois
( Marker is at the intersection of South Randolph Street and South Side Square, on the left when traveling south on South Randolph Street.)
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.