The Great Debate & Beyond

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Trace the history of televised presidential debates from 1960 to 2000 with this online exhibition: video, photos, essays, lesson plans, and more.

Watch the 2004 Presidential Debates:

First Presidential Debate - Bush & Kerry

Vice Presidential Debate - Cheney & Edwards

Second Presidential Debate -Bush & Kerry

Third Presidential Debate - Bush & Kerry

Related resources and essays from the MBC's Encyclopedia of Television:

View The 40th Anniversary of The Great Debate produced by the MBC.

"Kennedy-Nixon Presidential Debates"

"Political Processes and Television"

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