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Vice President George H.W. Bush and Representative Geraldine Ferraro (D-NY) met in Philadelphia for the 1984 Vice Presidential Debate. They debated a variety of issues including abortion and…

President George H.W. Bush, Governor Bill Clinton (D-AR), and H. Ross Perot met at Washington University in St. Louis for the first of three Presidential debates prior to the 1992 Presidenti…

Senator John F. Kennedy (D-MA) and Vice President Richard Nixon met in Chicago for the first of four presidential debates prior to the 1960 presidential election. This was the first televise…

Journalists and political communication scholars talked about analyzing presidential debates, focusing on what is important beyond “who won” and “who lost.” They discussed debate formats, le…

A panel discussion was held on President Kennedy’s relationship with the press. The event was held in the State Department auditorium where President Kennedy held the first regularly schedul…

On the 50th anniversary of the first debate between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon, a Kennedy Library Forum was held with Kennedy advisers and journalists who covered the first-ever telev…

As an NBC news correspondent Mr. Vanocur was a questioner during the first 1960 Kennedy-Nixon debate. During this commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the debates, he and the other p…

A panel discussion marked the 50th anniversary of the 1960 presidential campaign, won by then-Senator John F. Kennedy over then-Vice President Richard Nixon. The panelists talked about how t…

A videotape was shown of the inauguration of President Ronald Reagan. Martin Anderson, adviser to President Reagan Presidential Campaigns, talked about the accomplishments of the president d…

As part of a symposium on the legacy of Ronald Reagan, the panelists discussed the former president’s years in Hollywood and his two terms as governor of California. They shared stories of t…

The participants discussed their efforts to make the president “look good” on television. The event focused on the use of television and the effect it has had on policy decisions.

The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation convened a forum to discuss the current presidential campaign and the debates. The panelists reflected on moments in presidential debates from the f…

Members of the press, including former White House correspondents, Stan Cloud, Time Magazine, and John Dancy, NBC News, who have followed presidential politics talked about presidents in the…

Participants talked about federal economic policy during the Reagan, Bush and Clinton administrations. Among the issues they addressed were supply-side economics, tax policy, federal monetar…

A panel of academics and journalists involved with past and upcoming presidential debates spoke about the impact of the events. Among the issues discussed were the current format of the deba…

Journalists and former officials spoke about the changing relationship between the press corps and the White House, particularly as a result of a 24-hour news cycle and the introduction of t…

Mr. Vanocur talked about the role of journalists in recording history. He talked about seeing historical events through the eyes of a journalist and his experience as a journalist. He emphas…

The panelists discussed a national survey on television rating systems. Vice President Gore spoke about the importance of giving parents proper warning as to the content of television progra…

The House subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade and Consumer Protection and television industry officials heard comments by randomly selected families in Peoria, Illinois. They commented…

Prior to the first presidential candidate debate, C-SPAN previewed the debate featuring interviews, background information on the debate site and preparations, and vignettes and video of the…