Debate Videos
Transcripts of most presidential and vice presidential debates are available on this site. Several media and academic organizations also maintain tapes and transcripts of historic presidential debates.
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C-Span Archives
P.O. Box 2909
West Lafayette, IN 47996
(877) 662-7726
web: www.c-spanstore.com
For a fee, tapes are available in BETA version, which is broadcast quality and requires a C-Span release, or in VHS format, which does not require authorization. To order by phone, cite the ID number listed below.
2008
Presidential Debates:
Oxford, MS: 281312-2
Nashville, TN: 281621-2
Hempstead, NY: TBAVice Presidential Debate:
St. Louis, MO: 281518-22004
Presidential Debates:
Coral Gables, FL: 183580
St. Louis, MO: 183582
Tempe, AZ: 183583Vice Presidential Debate:
Cleveland, OH: 1835842000
Presidential Debates:
Boston, MA: 159295
St. Louis, MO: 159297
Winston-Salem, NC: 159296Vice Presidential Debate:
Danville, KY: 159298-11996
Presidential Debates:
Hartford, CN: ID74271
San Diego, CA: ID74273Vice Presidential Debate:
St. Petersburg, FL: ID742501992
Presidential Debates:
Richmond, VA: ID33137
East Lansing, MI: ID33253
St. Louis, MO: ID33071Vice Presidential Debate:
Atlanta, GA: ID330861988
Presidential Debates:
Winston Salem, NC: ID4309
Los Angeles, CA: ID4256Vice Presidential Debate:
Omaha, NE: ID41271858 Lincoln-Douglas Debates
Reenactment of Illinois
Senate Debate
Highlight video: ID59744
Complete reenactment on seven tapes.
Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt TV News Archives
110 21st Ave. S
Suite 704
Nashville, TN 37203
(615) 322-2927
web: tvnews.vanderbilt.edu
Videos available for loan only. Can view with or without commentary. Archive contains Presidential and Vice Presidential Debates for the following years: 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, and a re-play of 1960. Limited nationally televised primary debates also available.