In his opening statement for the first televised presidential debate in 1960, John F. Kennedy framed the election as a crucial moment for America to address Cold War challenges and lead the free world. He emphasized that national strength depended on the United States beginning "to move again." Credit: CBS | History In Pictures

HOW DID A SINGLE SPY FLIGHT NEARLY DERAIL GLOBAL DIPLOMACY? THE U-2 INCIDENT REVISITED | A renewed look at the 1960 crisis that reshaped Cold War intelligence and diplomacy We return to one of the most consequential intelligence failures of the Cold War—the U-2 spy plane incident of May 1, 1960—and explore again why it mattered far beyond a single flight. On that day, an American U-2 reconnaissance aircraft was shot down deep inside Soviet territory, and its pilot, Francis Gary Powers, was captu