Political Debates: Historic Moments in Speech

In 1960 the first televised presidential debate was broadcast featuring Vice President Richard Nixon and Senator John F. Kennedy. It instantly turned television into an important national political tool. Included are some of the classic encounters between political rivalsamp;mdash;Reagan vs. Carter, Bill Clinton vs. George H. W. Bush vs. Ross Perot, George W. Bush vs. Al Gore, Barack Obama vs. Mitt Romney, Donald Trump vs. Hillary Clinton.

First Kennedy-Nixon Debate, 9/26/60
Robert Kennedy-Eugene McCarthy Democratic Primary Debate, 6/1/68
Reagan-Carter Debate, 10/28/80
Bush-Clinton-Perot Debate, 10/15/92
George W. Bush-Al Gore Debate, 10/17/2000
Vice Presidential Debate, Joe Biden/Sarah Palin, 10/2/08
Obama-Romney Debate, 10/3/12
Republican Primary Debate, Cruz-Kasich-Rubio-Trump, 3/10/16
Hillary Clinton-Donald Trump Debate, 10/19/16

Produced by the Speech Resource Company and fully narrated by Robert Wikstrom