This page lists online resources and books about presidential debates.
2007/2008 Primary Debates
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(Feb. 26, 2008)
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(Feb. 21, 2008)
Democratic Debate
(Jan. 31, 2008)
Republican Debate
(Jan. 30, 2008)
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(Jan. 24, 2008)
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(Jan. 21, 2008)
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Democratic Debate(Dec. 4, 2007)
Republican Debate (Nov. 28, 2007)
Democratic Debate (Nov. 15, 2007)
Democratic Debate (Oct. 30, 2007)
Republican Debate (Oct. 21, 2007)
Republican Debate (Oct. 16, 2007)
Republican Debate (Oct. 9, 2007)
Republican Debate (Sept. 27, 2007)
Democratic Debate (Sept. 26, 2007)
Democratic Debate (Sept. 20, 2007)
Republican Debate (Sept. 17, 2007)
Democratic Debate (Sept. 12, 2007)
Democratic Debate (Sept. 9, 2007)
Republican Debate (Sept. 5, 2007)
Democratic Debate (August 19, 2007)
Democratic Debate (August 9, 2007)
Democratic Debate (August 7, 2007)
Republican Debate (August 5, 2007)
Democratic Debate (August 4, 2007)
Democratic Debate (July 23, 2007)
Democratic Debate (July 12, 2007)
Democratic Debate (June 28, 2007)
Republican Debate (June 5, 2007)
Democratic Debate (June 3, 2007)
Republican Debate (May 15, 2007)
Republican Debate (May 3, 2007)
Democratic Debate (April 26, 2007)
2004 Presidential Debates2004 Presidential Debate -- University of Miami
(September 30, 2004)
http://www.miami.edu/debate04/
2004 Vice-Presidential Debate --
Case Western Reserve University
(October 5, 2004 )
http://www.cwru.edu/vpdebate/
2004 Presidential Debate -- Washington University
(October 8, 2004)
http://www.debate.wustl.edu/
2004 Presidential Debate -- Arizona State University
(October 13, 2004)
http://web.archive.org/web/20041019005844/
http://www.asu.edu/debate/
C-SPAN coverage of the 2004 debateshttp://www.c-span.org
Washington Post coverage of the 2004 debateshttp://www.washingtonpost.com/
CNN coverage of the 2004 debateshttp://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2004/special/president/debates/
United State Presidential Election Debates, 2004 (Wikipedia)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._presidential_election_debates
2000 Presidential Debates 2000 Presidential Debates (C-Span)
http://web.archive.org/web/20001117063608/
http://www.c-span.org/campaign2000/presdebates.asp
2000 Presidential Debate -- Washington University
(October 17, 2000)
http://debate.wustl.edu/2000/
2000 Presidential Debate -- Wake Forest University (CPD)
(October 11, 2000)
http://www.debates.org/pages/trans2000b.html
2000 Vice-Presidential Debate -- Centre College (CPD)
(October 5, 2000)
http://www.debates.org/pages/trans2000d.html
2000 Presidential Debate -- University of Massachusetts (CPD)
(October 3, 2000)
http://www.debates.org/pages/trans2000a.html
1996 Presidential Debates 1996 Presidential Debates (CPD)
http://www.debates.org/pages/his_1996.html
1996 Presidential Debate (AllPolitics)
http://www-cgi.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1996/debates/
1996 Vice-Presidential Debate -- St. Petersburg, FL (CPD)
http://www.debates.org/pages/trans96c.html
1996 Presidential Debates (Debating Our Destiny, PBS)
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/
debatingourdestiny/dod/1996-broadcast.html
1992 Presidential Debates1992 Presidential Debates (CPD)
http://www.debates.org/pages/his_1992.html
1992 Presidential Debate -- Michigan State Universityhttp://web.archive.org/web/20030415011231/
http://web.msu.edu/debate/debate.html
1992 Presidential Debate -- University of Richmond http://park.org/Events/Debates/presdeb3.html
1992 Presidential Debate -- Washington University http://debate.wustl.edu/1992-96/Record/record.html
1992 Presidential Debates (AllPolitics)
http://cgi.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1996/debates/history/1992/
1992 Presidential Debates (Debating Our Destiny, PBS)
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/
debatingourdestiny/dod/1992-broadcast.html
1988 Presidential Debates 1988 Presidential Debates (CPD)
http://www.debates.org/pages/his_1988.html
1988 Vice-Presidential Debate -- Omaha, NE (CPD)
http://www.debates.org/pages/trans88c.html
1988 Presidential Debates (Debating Our Destiny, PBS)
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/
debatingourdestiny/dod/1988-broadcast.html
1988 Presidential Debates (AllPolitics)
http://cgi.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1996/debates/history/1988/
1984 Presidential Debates 1984 Presidential Debates (CPD)
http://www.debates.org/pages/his_1984.html
1984 Presidential Debates (Debating Our Destiny, PBS)
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/
debatingourdestiny/dod/1984-broadcast.html
1984 Presidential Debates (AllPolitics)
http://cgi.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1996/debates/history/1984/
1980 Presidential Debates 1980 Presidential Debates (CPD)
http://www.debates.org/pages/his_1980.html
1980 Presidential Debates (Debating Our Destiny, PBS)
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/
debatingourdestiny/dod/1980-broadcast.html
1980 Presidential Debates (AllPolitics)
http://cgi.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1996/debates/history/1980/
1976 Presidential Debates 1976 Presidential Debates (CPD)
http://www.debates.org/pages/his_1976.html
1976 Presidential Debates (Debating Our Destiny, PBS)
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/
debatingourdestiny/dod/1976-broadcast.html
1976 Presidential Debates (AllPolitics)
http://cgi.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1996/debates/history/1976/
1960 Presidential Debates 1960 Presidential Debates (CPD)
http://www.debates.org/pages/his_1960.html
1960 Presidential Debates (Debating Our Destiny, PBS)
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/
debatingourdestiny/dod/1960-broadcast.html
1960 Presidential Debates (Museum of Broadcast Communications)
http://museum.tv/debateweb/html/greatdebate/
1960 Presidential Debates (Kennedy Library)
http://web.archive.org/web/20000831022256/
http://www.jfklibrary.org/debates-1960.html
1960 Presidential Debates (Smithsonian)
http://web.archive.org/web/19970503200640/
http://www.si.edu/i+d/debate.arc.html
1960 Presidential Debates (AllPolitics)
http://www-cgi.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/
Audio of 1960 U.S. Presidential Debate (#1) on Domestic Policy (September 26, 1960)
http://www.archive.org/details/Kennedy-Nixon_first_debate_09_26_1960
Internet Archive
1956 Primary Debate (May 21, 1956) The
Florida Democratic presidential primary debate between former Gov. Adlai Stevenson, D-Ill. and former Sen. Estes Kefauver, D-Tenn. took place in Miami. Quincy Howe of ABC News served as the moderator.
1948 Primary Debate (May 17, 1948)The
Oregon Republican presidential primary debate between Gov. Thomas Dewey, R-New York and former Gov. Harold Stassen, R-Minn. took place at radio station KEX-ABC in Portland.
BOOKS
Anderson, John B. A Proper Institution:
Guaranteeing Televised Presidential Debate.
New York: Priority Press Publications, 1988.
Bishop, George F., Robert G. Meadow,
and Marilyn Jackson-Beeck, eds.
The Presidential Debates: Media, Electoral,
and Policy Perspectives.
New York: Praeger Publishers, 1978.
Bitzer, Lloyd and Theodore Rueter.
Carter vs. Ford: The Counterfeit Debates of 1976.
Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1980.
Carlin, Diana B. and Mitchell S. McKinney, eds.
The 1992 Presidential Debates in Focus.
Westport, Conn.: Praeger Publishers, 1994.
Friedenberg, Robert V. Rhetorical Studies
of National Political Debates 1960-1992.
Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers, 1994.
Hellweg, Susan A. and Michael Pfau, Steven R. Bryon.
Televised Presidential Debates:
Advocacy in Contemporary America.
New York: Praeger, 1992.
Hinck, Edward A. Enacting the Presidency:
Political Argument, Presidential Debates,
and Presidential Character.
Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers, 1993.
Holzer, Harold, ed., The Lincoln-Douglas Debates:
The First Complete Unexpurgated Text.
New York: HarperCollins, 1993.
Jamieson, Kathleen Hall, and David S. Birdsell.
Presidential Debates:
The Challenge of Creating an Informed Electorate.
New York: Oxford University Press, 1988.
Kraus, Sidney, ed. The Great Debates:
Carter vs. Ford, 1976.
Bloomington, IA.: Indiana University Press, 1979.
Kraus, Sidney, ed. The Great Debates:
Kennedy vs. Nixon, 1960.
Bloomington, IA.: Indiana University Press, 1962.
Kraus, Sidney. Televised Presidential Debates
and Public Policy.
Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum, 2000.
Lanoue, David J. and Peter R. Schrott.
The Joint Press Conference:
The History, Impact, and Prospects of
American Presidential Debates.
Westport: Greenwood Press, 1991.
Lemert, James B., et al. News Verdicts,
the Debates, and Presidential Campaigns.
New York: Praeger, 1991.
Martel, Myles. Political Campaign Debates:
Images, Strategies, and Tactics.
New York: Longman and Company, 1983.
Minow, Newton N. and Clifford M. Sloan. For Great Debates:
A New Plan for Future Presidential TV Debates.
A Twentieth Century Fund Paper.
New York: Priority Press Publications, 1987.
Ranney, Austin. The Past and Future of Presidential Debates .
Washington, DC: American Enterprise Institute, 1979.
Schroeder, Alan. Presidental Debates:
Forty Years of High-Risk TV.
New York: Columbia University Press, 2000.
Swerdlow, Joel L., ed. Presidential Debates 1988 and Beyond.
Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly, 1987.
