Democrats Walter Mondale and congresswoman ferraro in the general election, winning the popular vote 59 41 . Ms. Ferraro was the first woman nominated for the vice presidency by a major party. This debate from philadelphia is just under an hour and a half. [applause] dorothy good evening. Good evening from the civic center in philadelphia, pennsylvania. I am the president of the league of women voters, sponsor of tonights Vice President ial debate between republican george bush and democrat geraldine ferraro. Our panelists for tonights debate are john mashek, National Correspondent for u. S. News world report, jack white, correspondent for time magazine, norma quarles, correspondent for nbc news, and robert boyd, Washington Bureau chief for knightridder newspapers. Sandra van ocher, Political Correspondent for abc news, is our moderator tonight. Sandy. Sandy thank you, dorothy. A few words about the order of the format. The order of questioning was determined by a toss of the coin. Con
Good evening from the civic center in philadelphia, pennsylvania. I am dorothy ridings, president the legal woman voters. Sponsor of the Vice President ial debate between republican george bush and democrat gerald dean perot. Our panelists tonight are john mashek, National Correspondent for u. S. News and world report, jack white, correspondent for time magazine, Norma Quarles, a correspondent for nbc news, and robert boyd, Washington Bureau chief for night bitter newspapers. Sander vanocur, senior corps responded for abc news is our moderator. Thank you dorothy. A few thing about the order of the format tonight. At the order of questioning was determined by a toss of the coin. Congresswoman ferraro one, she wants to speak last. Vice president bush will get the first question. The debate will be built on a series of questions from the reporters on the panel. A reporter will ask a candidate question. A followup question. And then the same to the other candidate. Each candidate will get
Thomas jeffersons correspondence and other papers be accessiblewill to scholars and the public. [applause] good evening. Good evening from the civic center in philadelphia, pennsylvania. I am the president of the league of women voters, sponsor of tonights Vice President ial debate between republican george bush and democrat Geraldine Ferraro. Our panelists for tonights debate are the National Correspondent for u. S. News world report, jack white, correspondent for time magazine, normal quarrels, correspondent for nbc news, and robert boyd, Washington Bureau chief for knightridder newspapers. , politicalocher correspondent for abc news, is our moderator. A few words about the order of the format. The order of questioning was determined by a toss of the coin. Congresswoman ferraro elects to speak last so Vice President bush will get the first question. The debate will be built upon a series of questions from the reporters on the panel. A reporter will ask a candidate a question, a follo
Peters, and delivering the opening statement, a minute to acknowledge the United States passed another milestone that we have lost 200,000 americans to covid19. Our hearts go out to their families, husbands and wives, mothers and fathers, children, grandchildren and grandparents. Americans everywhere must fight to stop the virus from spreading, to protect millions more from experiencing this loss. As members of congress we will go to republicans, all united to be our part. We turn to opening statement, unlike every hearing, in the u. S. Congress economic committee, simply explore economic issues. We will focus on Public Health. With the closing of coronavirus is in march causing unemployment in april, democrats reset some of those Public Health experts in the country. Two all two nobel prize laureates, 5 former chairs of the president s council of economic advisers and 3 were president of the National Economic association over 2 dozen in all. Every one of them have the same urgent mess
John f. Kennedy. According to rules set by the candidates themselves, each man shall make an Opening Statement of approximately eight minutes duration and a closing statement of approximately three minutes duration. In between, the candidates will answer or comment upon answers to questions put by a panel of correspondents. In this, the first discussion of a series of four joint appearances, the subject matter has been agreed to be restricted to internal or domestic american matters. Now, for the first Opening Statement by senator john f. Kennedy. Sen. Kennedy in the election of 1860, Abraham Lincoln said the question was whether this nation could exist half slave or half free. In the election of 1960, and with the world around us, the question is whether the world will exist half slave or half free, whether it will move in the direction of freedom, in the direction of the road we are taking, or whether it would move in the direction of slavery. I think it will depend in great measure