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
Election, winning 50 of the popular vote to mr. Fords 48 . The league of women voters sponsored this debate. It is about 90 minutes. Ms. Frederick good evening. Im Pauline Frederick of npr, moderator of this second of the historic debates of the 1976 campaign between gerald r. Ford of michigan, republican candidate for president , and jimmy carter of georgia, democratic candidate for president. Thank you, president ford and thank you, governor carter, for being with us tonight. This debate takes place before an audience in the palace of fine arts theater in san francisco. An estimated one hundred million americans are watching on television as well. San francisco was the site of the signing of the United Nations charter, 31 years ago. Thus, it is an appropriate place to hold this debate, the subject of which is foreign and defense issues. The questioners tonight are max frankel, associate editor of the new york times, henry l. Trewhitt, Diplomatic Correspondent of the baltimore sun, an
For weeks, the attention of the nation has been focused on the voters of West Virginia and upon the efforts of these two men to enlist their support in the president ial preference balloting next tuesday. In that voting, only registered democrats can cast their ballots for these president ial candidates and the outcome of the voting is not binding on the democratic delegates to the july convention in los angeles. Still, it is generally agreed that the results of next weeks election in West Virginia will be important to the president ial ambitions of the winner and of the loser. With a desire to crystallize for the voter the issues in the West Virginia president ial race, the charleston gazette, wchstv, and participating stations in and out of the state have brought senators humphrey and kennedy together for this encounter. A formal debate will begin the program. The question and answer part will follow the debate. The questions which will be asked have been sent in to the charleston ga
The following political debate is being presented by the charleston gazette and participating stations as a public service. Here is the moderator for the debate, news director bill aims. Mr. Ames good evening. The West Virginia primary Election Campaign has been characterized by the unique and unusual. A facetoface debate tonight senator Hubert Humphrey minnesota and senator John F Kennedy of massachusetts. For weeks, the attention of the nation has been focused on the thers of West Virginia and efforts to enlist their support in the president ial preference balloting next tuesday. In that voting, only registered democrats can cast ballots for these candidates, and the outcome of the voting is not binding of democratic delegates to the convention in los angeles. Still, it is agreed that the results of next weeks election in West Virginia are important to the president ial ambitions of the winner. With a desire to crystallize the issues for the voters, the charleston gazette and partici
Election campaign has already been characterized by the unique and unusual, and that tradition is being followed in spectacular and unusual fashion tonight with a face to face debate between senator hubert h. Humphrey of minnesota and senator john f. Kennedy of massachusetts. Weeks, the attention of the four weeks for weeks, the attention of the nation has been focused on the voters of West Virginia and upon the efforts of these two men to enlist their support in the president ial preference balloting next tuesday. In that voting, only registered democrats can cast their ballots for these president ial candidates and the outcome of the voting is not binding on the democratic delegates to the july convention in los angeles. Still, it is generally agreed that the results of next weeks election in West Virginia will be important to the president ial ambitions of the winner and of the loser. With a desire to crystallize for the voter the issues in the West Virginia president ial race, the