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President Trump and Joe Biden, the Democratic presidential nominee, took part in a second and final debate at Belmont University in Nashville. This program is the prologue of that debate.

Janet Brown, Commission on Presidential Debates Executive Director, began the pre-show event prior to the start of the first 2020 Presidential Debate between President Trump and Joe Biden, t…

Chuck Todd moderated a discussion with Republican and Democratic strategists and pollsters on the 2016 presidential election. Topics included the makeup of the U.S. electorate and the candid…

Frank Fahrenkopf previewed the 2016 presidential and vice presidential debates. Topics included possible candidate qualification rule changes, and the Commission on Presidential Debates' fin…

A panel discussion was held on the presidential selection process. Topics included the role of political conventions, primaries, debates, and fundraising. This International Leaders Forum…

Frank Fahrenkopf spoke on the evolution of the presidential debate, including the development of the town hall format and the inclusion of the Internet. He talked about the current president…

Speakers supported a proposal calling on television networks to offer free prime-time airings to the presidential candidates.

Participants briefed reporters on DebateWatch, a program designed to involve citizens around the U.S. in the presidential debates. Participants will gather in places to watch the debates and…

Members of the Federal Communications Commission heard from policy-makers and media executives on a proposal for free television time for presidential campaigns.

Current news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes a…

The commission on Presidential Debates held a news conference and announced its recommendations for the format of the 1996 presidential debates and named cities that were under consideration…

In this program, Jeff Shear, National Journal Budget Reporter discussed the budget process. Ramond Chretien, Canadian Ambassador to the United States talked about the Quebec Referendum, 92 p…

Frank Fahrenkopf and Paul Kirk spoke about the impact of televised debates on presidential elections since the first one in 1960. They also talked about their efforts to improve the process …

The discussants analyzed the 1992 presidential debates and the prospects for future presidential debates. They also talked about the prospects for third party candidates in modern presid…

Moderators from the 1992 presidential and vice-presidential debates, campaign officials involved in the debates, and political observers spoke about the conduct of the debates as well as med…

Commission representatives spoke in a news conference to announce the release of initial research on the 1992 presidential campaign debates. Issues raised in the news conference included the…

Three representatives from the Commission on Presidential Debates discussed the preparations, planning and execution of the three presidential candidates debates and vice presidential candid…

The preview of the third presidential debate in East Lansing, Michigan, included telephone callers' questions to Mr. Barnes, sitting in the Washington studio, and several campaign officials …

The presidential candidates debate preview included remarks by members of the Commission on Presidential Debates to audience members in the debate hall, a brief open phones segment, and a br…

The guests,Frank J. Fahrenkopf Jr.,William E. Brock III & Lee Edwards reflected on their experiences of putting together a national party convention. They discussed negotiations over the s…