And we combined our wounds. I believe that we can Work Together and i believe that we can tap the tremendous untapped reservoir of innate strength in this country. We can once again have a government as good as our people and let the world know what we still know and hope for, that we still live in the greatest and the strongest and the best country on earth. On november 2nd, all of you will make a very important decision. Part of the major issues in this campaign is trust. A president should never promise more than he can deliver and a president should always deliver everything that hes promised. A president cant be all things to all people, a president should be the same thing to all people. Its another issue in this campaign, governor carter has endorsed the democratic platform, which calls for more spending, bigger deficits, more inflation, or more taxes. Governor carter has embraced the record of the present congress nominated by his political party. It calls for more of the same.
And we combined our wounds. I believe that we can Work Together and i believe that we can tap the tremendous untapped reservoir of innate strength in this country. We can once again have a government as good as our people and let the world know what we still know and hope for, that we still live in the greatest and the strongest and the best country on earth. On november 2nd, all of you will make a very important decision. Part of the major issues in this campaign is trust. A president should never promise more than he can deliver and a president should always deliver everything that hes promised. A president cant be all things to all people, a president should be the same thing to all people. Its another issue in this campaign, governor carter has endorsed the democratic platform, which calls for more spending, bigger deficits, more inflation, or more taxes. Governor carter has embraced the record of the present congress nominated by his political party. It calls for more of the same.
I thank you for the nomination you have offered me. [applause] president carter and i especially thank you for choosing as my running mate the best partner any president ever had, fritz mondale. [applause] carter with gratitude and with determination, i accept your nomination. [cheers and applause] carter and i am proud to run on the progressive and sound platform that you have hammered out at this convention. [applause] president carter fritz and i will mount a campaign that defines the real issues, a campaign that responds to the intelligence of the American People, a campaign that talks sense. And were going to beat the republicans in november [applause] president carter well win because we are the party of a great president who knew how to get reelected, Franklin Delano roosevelt. [applause] carter and we are the party of a courageous fighter who knew how to give em hell harry truman. [applause] president carter and as truman said, he just told the truth and they thought it was hel
Frankel, associate editor of the new york times, henry l. Trewhitt, Diplomatic Correspondent of the baltimore sun, and richard valeriani, Diplomatic Correspondent of nbc news. The ground rules are basically the same as they were for the first debate two weeks ago. The questions will be alternated between candidates. By the toss of a coin, governor carter will take the first question. Each question sequence will be as follows the question will be asked and the candidate will have up to three minutes to answer. His opponent will have up to two minutes to respond. And prior to the response, the questioner may ask a followup question to clarify the candidates answer when necessary with up to two minutes to reply. Each candidate will have three minutes for a closing statement at the end. President ford and governor carter do not have notes or prepared remarks with them this evening, but they may take notes during the debate and refer to them. Mr. Frankel, you have the first question for gov
Issues. The questioners tonight are max frankel, associate editor of the new york times, henry l. Trewhitt, Diplomatic Correspondent at the baltimore sun, and richard valeriani, Diplomatic Correspondent of nbc news. The ground rules are basically the same as they were for the first debate two weeks ago. The questions will be alternated between candidates. By the toss of a coin, governor carter will take the first question. Each question sequence will be as follows the question will be asked and the candidate will have up to three minutes to answer. His opponent will have up to two minutes to respond. And prior to the response, the questioner may ask a followup question to clarify the candidates answer when necessary with up to two minutes to reply. Each candidate will have three minutes for a closing statement at the end. President ford and governor carter do not have notes or prepared remarks with them this evening, but they may take notes during the debate and refer to them. Mr. Fran