Ratcliff Inn

Historical marker location:

214 E Main St, Carmi, Illinois

( Marker is on East Main Street (Illinois Route 1) north of South Walnut Street, on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 1965

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.