Georgia democratic candidate for president. We thank you, president ford and we thank you, governor carter, for being with us tonight. There there are to be three debates between the president ial candidates and one between the vicepresident ial candidates. All are being arranged by the league of women voters education fund. Tonights debate, the first between president ial candidates in sixteen years and the first ever in which an incumbent president has participated, is taking place before an audience in the walnut street theater in philadelphia, just three blocks from independence hall. The Television Audience may reach a hundred million in the United States and many millions overseas. Tonights debate focuses on domestic issues and Economic Policy. Questions will be put by Frank Reynolds of abc news, james gannon of the wall street journal, and Elizabeth Drew of the new yorker magazine. Under the agreed rules the first question will go to governor carter. That was decided by the toss
Good evening, next tuesday is election day, before i go to the polls voters have to understand the issues, and know the candidates positions. Tonight, voters will have the opportunity to see and hear the Major Party Candidates for the presidency state their views on issues that affect us all. The lead of women voters is proud to present this president ial debate. Our moderator, miss howard k. Smith. Thank you mrs. Hainan filled. The lead of women voters is pleased to welcome to the Cleveland Ohio Convention Center music call, president jimmy carter of the democratic parted for reelection to the presidency. And governor Ronald Reagan from california, the Republican Partys candidates for the presidency. The candidates will debate questions on domestic, economic, foreign piracy policy and security issues. To questions are going to be posed by a panel of distinguished journalist who are here with me. They are marvin stone, at a tour of u. S. News and world report. Harry Ellis National corr