There were three presidential debates and one vice presidential debate during the 2000 general election.
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October 5, 2000(vice presidential)
General Election Presidential Debate
Al Gore (D), Vice President and
George W. Bush (R), Texas Governor
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Date: |
October 3, 2000 |
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Location: |
University of Massachusetts |
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City: |
Boston, MA |
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Time: |
9:00 – 10:30 p.m. Eastern |
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Sponsor: |
Commission on Presidential Debates |
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Moderator: |
Jim Lehrer, PBS |
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Viewership: |
46.6 million |
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Format: |
Single moderator; candidates questioned in turn with two minutes to answer; 60 second rebuttal; two minute closing statements. |
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Pool coverage provided by: |
FOX |
General Election Presidential Debate
Al Gore (D), Vice President and
George W. Bush (R), Texas Governor
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Date: |
October 11, 2000 |
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Location: |
Wake Forest University |
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City: |
Winston-Salem, NC |
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Time: |
9:00 – 10:30 p.m. Eastern |
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Sponsor: |
Commission on Presidential Debates |
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Moderator: |
Jim Lehrer, PBS |
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Viewership: |
37.5 million |
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Format: |
Single moderator; candidates questioned in turn with two minutes to answer; 60 second rebuttal; two minute closing statements. |
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Pool coverage provided by: |
NBC |
General Election Presidential Debate
Al Gore (D), Vice President and
George W. Bush (R), Texas Governor
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Date: |
October 17, 2000 |
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Location: |
Washington University |
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City: |
St. Louis, MO |
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Time: |
9:00 – 10:30 p.m. Eastern |
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Sponsor: |
Commission on Presidential Debates |
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Moderator: |
Jim Lehrer, PBS |
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Viewership: |
37.7 million |
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Format: |
Town hall style debate; single moderator; candidates questioned in turn with two minutes to answer; 60 second rebuttal; two minute closing statements. |
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Pool coverage provided by: |
ABC |
Vice Presidential Debate
Joseph Lieberman (D), Senator of Connecticut and
Dick Cheney (R), Former Defense Secretary
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Date: |
October 5, 2000 |
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Location: |
Centre College |
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City: |
Danville, KY |
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Time: |
9:00 – 10:30 p.m. Eastern |
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Sponsor: |
Commission on Presidential Debates |
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Moderator: |
Bernard Shaw |
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Viewership: |
28.5 million |
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Format: |
Single moderator; candidates questioned in turn with two minutes to answer; two minute rebuttal. |
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Pool coverage provided by: |
CNN
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