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 1976 Debates |
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There were three presidential debates and one vice presidential debate during the 1976 general election.
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General Election Presidential Debate
Jimmy Carter (D), Former Georgia Governor and
Gerald Ford (R), President
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Date:
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September 23, 1976
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Location:
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Walnut Street Theater
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City:
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Philadelphia, PA
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Time:
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9:30 - 11:00 p.m. Eastern
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Sponsor:
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League of Women Voters
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Moderator:
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Edwin Newman, Baltimore Sun
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Panelists:
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Frank Reynolds, ABC; James Gannon, Wall Street Journal; Elizabeth Drew, New Yorker Magazine
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Viewership:
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69.7 million (Data provided by Nielsen Media Research)
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Format:
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No opening statements; each questioned in turn with three minutes to answer; one optional follow-up question with two minutes to reply; two minute rebuttal; three minute closing statements.
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Topic:
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Domestic policy
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Transcript
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Video
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General Election Presidential Debate
Jimmy Carter (D), Former Georgia Governor and
Gerald Ford (R), President
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Date:
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October 6, 1976
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Location:
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Palace of Fine Arts
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City:
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San Francisco, CA
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Time:
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9:30 - 11:00 p.m. Eastern
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Sponsor:
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League of Women Voters
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Moderator:
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Pauline Frederick, NPR
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Panelists:
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Max Frankel, New York Times; Henry L. Trewitt, Baltimore Sun; Richard Valeriani, NBC News
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Viewership:
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63.9 million (Data provided by Nielsen Media Research)
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Format:
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No opening statements; each questioned in turn with three minutes to answer; one optional follow-up question with two minutes to reply; two minute rebuttal; three minute closing statements
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Topic:
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Foreign and defense issues
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Transcript
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Video
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General Election Presidential Debate
Jimmy Carter (D), Former Georgia Governor and
Gerald Ford (R), President
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Date:
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October 22, 1976
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Location:
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Phi Beta Kappa Hall, College of William and Mary
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City:
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Williamsburg, VA
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Time:
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9:30 - 11:00 p.m. Eastern
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Sponsor:
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League of Women Voters
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Moderator:
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Barbara Walters, ABC News
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Panelists:
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Joseph Kraft, syndicated columnist; Robert Maynard, Washington Post; Jack Nelson, Los Angeles Times
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Viewership:
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62.7 million (Data provided by Nielsen Media Research)
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Format:
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Candidates questioned in turn with two and a half minutes to answer; two minute rebuttal; optional follow-up questions with two minutes to answer; three minute closing statements
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Transcript
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Video
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Courtesy Gerald R. Ford Library
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Vice Presidential Debate
Walter Mondale (D), United States Senator (MN) and
Bob Dole (R), United States Senator (KS)
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Date:
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October 15, 1976
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Location:
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Alley Theatre
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City:
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Houston, TX
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Time:
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9:30 - 10:45 p.m. Eastern
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Sponsor:
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League of Women Voters
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Moderator:
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James Hoge, Chicago Sun Times
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Panelists:
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Hal Bruno, Newsweek; Marilyn Berger, NBC News; Walter Mears, Associated Press
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Viewership:
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43.2 million (Data provided by Nielsen Media Research)
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Format:
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Two minute opening statements; each questioned in turn with two and a half minutes to answer; two and a half minute rebuttals; one minute reply to rebuttal; three minute closing statements.
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Topic:
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Domestic and economic policies; foreign and defense issues
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Miscellaneous:
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First formal debate ever held between vice presidential candidates
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Transcript:
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Transcript not available
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Video
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© 2004 Commission on Presidential Debates. All rights reserved.
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