Presidential+Debates





Debate History from the Commission on Presidential Debates

 * Commission on Presidential Debates was established in 1987
 * 1858 Lincoln/Douglas Debates set an historical precedent for candidate debates
 * 1948 and 1956 were only public debates between presidential candidates prior to 1969
 * There were no presidential debates between 1960 and 1976
 * 1976: Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford. **Go here for video of 3rd debate**
 * 1980: Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan
 * 1984: Ronald Reagan and Walter Mondale
 * 1988: George Herbert Walker Bush and Michael Dukakis
 * 1992: George Herbert Walker Bush, Bill Clinton and Ross Perot
 * 1996: Bill Clinton and Bob Dole
 * 2000: George W. Bush and Al Gore
 * 2004: George W. Bush and John Kerry
 * 2008: Barack Obama and John McCain
 * 2012: Barack Obama and Mitt Romney
 * 2016: Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump

See also History of Presidential Debate from Purdue University



Polls and Polling Data
Putting Post-Debate Flash Polls in Perspective, Pew Research Center

5 Key Things to Know about the Margin of Error in Election Polls, Pew Research Center


 * Fact Check: Trump and Clinton Debate for the First Time,** NPR, September 26, 2016



Kennedy/Nixon Debates, 1960
====First Kennedy/Nixon Debate (September 26, 1960) from the JFK Library on YouTube====

====The Great Debate: Kennedy, Nixon and Television in the 1960 Race for the Presidency from Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History====

The Kennedy-Nixon Presidential Debates, 1960 from Museum of Broadcast Communications
Go to **United States HistoryII.28 for more on the Presidency of John F. Kennedy**



Bush/Gore Debates, 2000
====Saturday Night Live Skit on First Bush/Gore Presidential Debate (with Darnell Hammond and Will Ferrell)====

Go To **United States History II.32 for more on the Election of 2000**


 * Lincoln/Douglas Debates (1858)**

The Lincoln-Douglas Debates of 1858 from the National Park Service

Lincoln-Douglas Debates from Digital History

===4th Debate, Part One===


 * [[image:rotating gif.gif width="43" height="43"]]Go to United States History I.36 for more on the debates**