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The series of seven debates in 1858 between Abraham Lincoln and Senator Stephen A. Douglas for U.S. Senate were true, face-to-face debates, with no moderator; the candidates took it in turns to open each debate with a one-hour speech, then the other candidate had an hour and a half to rebut, and finally the first candidate closed the debate with a half-hour response.
The decisions by President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump on Wednesday to agree to two presidential debates will ensure the continuation of a tradition that dates back to 1960.
The debate is considered the first nationally televised presidential debate in history. The best-known narrative about the debate is that Nixon, then Vice President, ultimately lost the election ...
There was one year, 1980, where there was only one debate between (Ronald) Reagan and Carter, but normally there are two or three presidential debates and one vice presidential debate per cycle.
Presidential debate between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon for the 1960 election in the United States.. A leaders' debate or presidential debate is a public debate held during a general election campaign, where the candidates expose their political opinions and public policy proposals, and criticism of them, to potential voters.
Republican President Ronald Reagan landed a line for the ages in the second presidential debate of 1984 after an underwhelming opening matchup. Reagan was 73 and seeking a second term in his race against Democratic challenger Walter Mondale, then 56. In the first debate, Reagan struggled to remember facts and occasionally looked befuddled.
Former President Joe Biden has faced off against current President Donald Trump in three separate presidential debates: First 2020 United States presidential debate; Second 2020 United States presidential debate; 2024 Joe Biden–Donald Trump presidential debate
Presidential primary debates can make or break a candidate’s run for the White House — either helping to clinch a nomination or stopping a campaign in its tracks. The stakes are high for ...