Presidential debates, while often entertaining, are more importantly an opportunity for voters to get energized and learn about issues. WATCH | Kennedy shines, Nixon flops in first televised debate:In the first televised U.S. presidential debate, RIchard Nixon and John F. Kennedy square off. One and doneThen President Jimmy Carter and Republican challenger Ronald Reagan shake hands in Cleveland before the only presidential debate of 1980. (Bettmann Archive)Legislative changes in the 1970s helped ensure regular presidential debates going forward, but negotiations between the principals were fraught in 1980. WATCH | Reagan's relaxed one-liner:A key moment from the 1980 U.S. presidential debate between Ronald Reagan and Jimmy Carter.

Source: CBC News September 28, 2020 09:22 UTC