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
President hang out the banner, well take ike to washington. Where were going, travel day and night well all go with ike. You like ike, i like ike everybody likes ike well hang out the banner well take ike to washington now is the time for all good americans to come to the aid of their country. Ike. So glad bob. N, bob ike. E. Bob. Im so glad were friends again, bob. Yes, ike. we agree on everything. Lets never separate again, bob. Never again, ike. Bob. Ike. Bob. Ike. Will ike and bob really live happily ever after . Is the white house big enough for both of them . Stay tuned for a musical interlude. Ruben, reuben, ive been thinking bob and ike now think alike with the general in the white house amorders, bob. Eofof the or ike . Ill vote for adlai and johne were pleased to be joined by professor of Mass Communications and author of daisy petals and mushroom jo clouds. A look at tv political advertising. Professor mann, thank you for joining us here. Thank you. Good to be with you this
Test test test test test test test test test test test captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2008 we have 2. 5 billion more out of work than were when we took office. This touches human beings. I was in a city in pennsylvania not too long ago near here, and there were about 4 or 5,000 people in the audience. It was on a train trip. I said how many adults here are out of work. About 1,000 raised their hands. Mr. Ford actually has fewer people in the private sector without jobs than when he took office. He talks about a success. 7. 9 unemployment its a terrible tragedy in this country. He would he learned how to match unemployment with inflation. Thats right. We have the highest inflation weve had in 25 years right now except under this administration, and that was 50 years ago. Weve got the highest unemployment under the Ford Administration since the depression this. Affects human beings. His insensitivity providing people a chance to work has made this a Welfare Administrat
National politics in the new republic, one the best book award from the societies of historians of the early american republic. Her most recent book, the field of blood violence and congress and the road to civil war, explores physical violence in 1830 and the civil war. What it suggests about the institution of congress, the nature of american sectionalism, the challenges of the young nations developing democracy, and the longstanding roots of the civil war. Welcome professor. Thank you as my pleasure to be here, its my particular pleasure to continue with the introductions, and introduced the three people who are going to be joining us on the panel today. First, catherine associate professor of history at Purdue University and an editor of made by history at the washington post. Her recent and keeping focus on the intersections between media, politics, and popular culture. With that particular emphasis on the american presidency. Her first book, showbiz politics, hollywood in america
Whether i was on the staff for a candidate. I am really excited to talk about this today. I want to give you a little bit of history. President ial and Vice President ial general election debates have become a highlight of the campaign season. It is something we expect to happen. When was the first debate . Here is a trivia question. Historical trivia. Does anyone know . I will give you a hint. No one recognizes those people . [laughter] this is a false hint. That is lincoln and douglas. Those debates were when they were running for the senate. Bid illinois in 1858 in 1858. Is and in they had numerous debates. Kind of an odd situation. Two years later, they were on a Major Party Ticket against each other. The real first president ial debate was between kennedy and nixon in 1960. Richard nixon had been Vice President for eight years. Much better known than kennedy. Nixon had taken advantage of television. Believe it or not. He was known as a fierce debater. The Television Networks decid