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President Reagan and former Vice President Walter Mondale met in Kansas City, Missouri, for the last of two presidential debates prior to the 1984 presidential election. The two candidates s…

Governor George W. Bush (R-TX) and Vice President Al Gore met at Washington University in St. Louis for the last of three presidential debates prior to the 2000 presidential election. They d…

Governor George W. Bush (R-TX) and Vice President Al Gore met at the University of Massachusetts Boston for the first of three presidential debates prior to the 2000 presidential election. T…

On the fourth and final day of the convention themed a “president with a purpose,” participants expressed their support for Governor Bush and talked about several issues, including Social Se…

Vice President George H.W. Bush and Governor Michael Dukakis (D-MA) met at the University of California, Los Angeles, for the second of two debates prior to the 1988 presidential election. I…

President Bill Clinton and former Senator Bob Dole (R-KS) met in Hartford, Connecticut, for the first of two presidential debates prior to the 1996 presidential election. The debate was mode…

President Jimmy Carter accepted his party’s presidential nomination for a second term at the 1980 Democratic National Convention in New York City. In his speech, President Carter called the …

Ronald Reagan accepted his party’s presidential nomination at the 1980 Republican National Convention in Detroit, Michigan. The former California Governor called on Americans to “recapture o…

President Jimmy Carter and Republican presidential nominee Ronald Reagan met in Cleveland, Ohio, for the last of two presidential debates prior to the 1980 presidential election. This was th…

President Gerald Ford accepted the nomination to be the 1976 Republican candidate for president at the Republican National Convention held in Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. Following…

Former Governor Jimmy Carter (D-GA) and President Ford met in San Francisco for the second of three presidential debates prior to the 1976 presidential election. The two men stood at separat…

Former Governor Jimmy Carter (D-GA) and President Gerald Ford met in Philadelphia for the first of three presidential debates prior to the 1976 presidential election. While standing at separ…

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…

Vice President Dan Quayle, Senator Al Gore (D-TN), and Vice Admiral James Stockdale, the running mate of independent presidential candidate H. Ross Perot, met at the Georgia Institute of Tec…

Senators Dan Quayle (R-IN) and Lloyd Bentsen (D-TX) met in Omaha, Nebraska, for the 1988 vice presidential debate. The debate was moderated by Judy Woodruff. Other panelists were Tom Brokaw,…

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…

President George H.W. Bush, Governor Bill Clinton (D-AR), and H. Ross Perot met at the University of Richmond for the second of three presidential debates prior to the 1992 presidential elec…

At the 1972 Democratic National Convention, Senator George McGovern (D-South Dakota) delivered his acceptance speech as the Democratic presidential nominee. At the convention, his speech was…

President Nixon accepted the nomination to be the 1972 Republican candidate for president of the United States. In his remarks he outlined domestic and foreign policy agendas for the re-ele…

This film chronicles former Governor George Wallace’s (D-AL) push to get on the California ballot for the 1968 presidential election. He chose to run for president under the banner of the ne…