Part of the 1976 U.S. presidential election
1976 United States presidential debates
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The United States presidential election debates were held during the
1976 presidential election
. Three debates were held between
Republican
candidate, incumbent president
Gerald Ford
and former
Democratic
governor
Jimmy Carter
, the major candidates. One debate was held with their
vice presidential
running mates
,
Bob Dole
and
Walter Mondale
.
The vice presidential debate was held on October 15 at the
Alley Theatre
. The presidential debates were held on September 23 at the
Walnut Street Theater
, October 6 at the
Palace of Fine Arts
and on October 22 at the
College of William & Mary
, ahead of the November 7
Election Day
. All of the debates were sponsored by the
League of Women Voters
. In each of the debates, the candidates received questions in turn with three minutes to answer and a 60-second rebuttal.
Participant selection
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In 1976 only the two candidates from the major political parties, Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter, were invited. As a result, only Bob Dole and Walter Mondale met the criteria for the vice presidential debate.
Debate schedule
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1976 United States presidential election debates
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No.
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Date and time
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Host
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Location
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Moderator
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Participants
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Key:
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Participant
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Republican
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Democratic
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President
Gerald Ford
of
Michigan
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Governor
Jimmy Carter
of
Georgia
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1
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Thursday, September 23, 1976
9:30 ? 11:00 p.m. EDT
[1]
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Walnut Street Theater
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Edwin Newman
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P
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P
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2
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Wednesday, October 6, 1976
9:30 ? 11:00 p.m. EDT
[1]
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Palace of Fine Arts
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San Francisco, California
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Pauline Frederick
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P
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P
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3
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Friday, October 22, 1976
9:30 ? 11:00 p.m. EDT
[1]
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College of William & Mary
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Williamsburg, Virginia
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Barbara Walters
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P
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P
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1976 United States vice presidential debate
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No.
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Date and time
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Host
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Location
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Moderator
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Participants
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Key:
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Participant
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Republican
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Democratic
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Senator
Bob Dole
of
Kansas
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Senator
Walter Mondale
of
Minnesota
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VP
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Friday, October 15, 1976
9:30 ? 10:45 p.m. EDT
[1]
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Alley Theatre
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Houston, Texas
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James Hoge
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P
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P
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Three presidential debates were scheduled by the League of Women Voters:
- September 23 at the
Walnut Street Theater
, with questions from moderator
Edwin Newman
of NBC;
- October 6 at the
Palace of Fine Arts
, with questions from moderator
Pauline Frederick
of NPR;
- October 22 at the
College of William & Mary
, with questions from moderator
Barbara Walters
of ABC;
One vice-presidential debate was held:
First presidential debate (Walnut Street Theater)
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The Debate was held in the Walnut Street Theater in
Philadelphia
,
Pennsylvania
.
Edwin Newman
of NBC moderated the debate. A panel consisting of
Elizabeth Drew
,
Frank Reynolds
and James Gannon posed questions to the candidates.
This was the first presidential debate in 16 years. 81 minutes into the broadcast of the 90 minute debate, the sound was lost and the debate was paused for 27 minutes before the problem was fixed and the debate could resume.
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Transcript
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Viewership
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An estimated 69.7 million viewers tuned into the debates.
Second presidential debate (Palace of Fine Arts)
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The debate was held at the
Palace of Fine Arts
in
San Francisco
,
California
Pauline Frederick of NPR posed the questions for each candidate. The debate is infamous for President Ford's
gaffe
, "There is no
Soviet
domination of
Eastern Europe
and there never will be under a Ford administration."
[3]
Transcript
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Viewership
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An estimated 63.9 million viewers tuned into the debate.
Vice presidential debate (Alley Theatre)
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1976 Vice-Presidential debate
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The vice presidential debate was held in the
Alley Theatre
in
Houston
,
Texas
. It was the first vice presidential debate in American history.
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James Hoge of Chicago Sun Times posed the questions for each candidate.
Transcript
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Viewership
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An estimated 43.2 million viewers tuned into the debate.
Third presidential debate (College of William & Mary)
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The Debate was held in
Phi Beta Kappa Memorial Hall
at the
College of William & Mary
in
Williamsburg, Virginia
.
Barbara Walters
of ABC posed the questions for each candidate.
Transcript
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Viewership
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An estimated 62.7 million viewers tuned into the debates.
References
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General election debates
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Primary election debates
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Related debates and forums
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