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1988 First Presidential Debate

1988 First Presidential Debate

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Status

Released

Release Date

Sep 25, 1988

Runtime

1h 30m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

1988 First Presidential Debate

Production Companies

PBS

Description

The first presidential debate between Vice President George H. W. Bush and Governor Michael Dukakis took place on Sunday September 25, 1988, in the Wait Chapel at Wake Forest University. The debate was moderated by Jim Lehrer of PBS with John Mashek of Atlanta Constitution, Peter Jennings of ABC, and Anne Groer of Orlando Sentinel as panelists. Questions divided between foreign and domestic policy. Voters were split as to who won the first presidential debate.