{"product_id":"2940015703337","title":"Debating Our Destiny: Presidential Debate Moments That Shaped History","description":"Updated to include the 2012 election, DEBATING OUR DESTINY: PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE MOMENTS THAT SHAPED HISTORY provides a unique and in-depth look at the history of the presidential debates and their importance to the U.S. election process. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis NOOK ebook from MacNeil-Lehrer Productions, producer of the PBS NewsHour, features excerpts of Jim Lehrer's exclusive interviews with nearly every presidential and vice presidential candidate between 1976 and 2004.  It is filled with fascinating information for all readers, including students of political science, government, history, civics, journalism and communications.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eInterviews include:\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003ePresident George H.W. Bush\u003cbr\u003ePresident George W. Bush\u003cbr\u003ePresident Jimmy Carter\u003cbr\u003eVice President Dick Cheney\u003cbr\u003ePresident Bill Clinton\u003cbr\u003eSenator Bob Dole\u003cbr\u003eGovernor Michael Dukakis\u003cbr\u003eSenator John Edwards\u003cbr\u003ePresident Gerald Ford\u003cbr\u003eSenator John Kerry\u003cbr\u003eSenator Joe Lieberman\u003cbr\u003eVice President Walter Mondale\u003cbr\u003eVice President Dan Quayle\u003cbr\u003ePresident Ronald Reagan\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe book also includes original interviews with noted historians, debate moderators, and the executive director of the Commission on Presidential Debates that were conducted exclusively for this book:\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eMichael Beschloss\u003cbr\u003eJanet Brown\u003cbr\u003eGwen Ifill\u003cbr\u003eJim Lehrer\u003cbr\u003eRichard Norton Smith\u003cbr\u003eMargaret Warner\u003cbr\u003eJudy Woodruff\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eContent:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword by Jim Lehrer\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eChapter 1 - Do Debates Matter?\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2 - Style vs. Substance\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3 - Debates in the Television Age\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4 - Do Debates Change Elections?\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5 - Do Vice-Presidential Debates Matter?\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6 - Moderators\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7 - Presidential Primary Debates\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8 - The Future of Debates\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eQuestions to Consider (by chapter)","brand":"MacNeil-Lehrer Productions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47071054692592,"sku":"2940015703337","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940015703337_p0.jpg?v=1763622975","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940015703337","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}