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Commission on Presidential Debates

The Commission on Presidential Debates is an independent nonprofit corporation established in 1987 under the joint sponsorship of both the Democratic and Republican political parties in the United States. As a non-partisan political organization, the CPD sponsors and produces debates for US presidential and vice-presidential candidates and undertakes research and educational activities relating to the debates. Wikipedia*

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Commission on Presidential Debates has hosted 64 events in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first program was a 1988 Debate. The year with the most events was 2000 with 11 events. The year with the highest average number of views per video was 2020 with an average of 35,323 views per video. Most appearances with Frank J. Fahrenkopf Jr. (43), Janet H. Brown (34), Paul G. Kirk Jr. (32). Most common tags: Presidential Campaign, Bush, George W., Gore.

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    Trump-Biden Second Debate

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    Trump-Biden Second Debate Prologue

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    Vice Presidential Candidates Debate

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    Pence-Harris Debate Prologue

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