1996 Debates
There were two presidential debates and one vice presidential debate during the 1996 general election.
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General Election Presidential Debate
Bill Clinton (D), President and
Bob Dole (R), United States Senator (KS)
Date: October 6, 1996 Location: The Bushnell City: Hartford, CT Time: 9:00 - 10:30 p.m. Eastern Sponsor: Commission on Presidential Debates Moderator: Jim Lehrer, PBS Viewership: 46.1 million (Data provided by Nielsen Media Research) Format: Single moderator; two minute opening statements; candidates questioned in turn with 90 seconds to answer; 60 second rebuttal; 30 second response; two minute closing statements. Transcript Video
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General Election Presidential Debate
Bill Clinton (D), President and
Bob Dole (R), United States Senator (KS)
Date: October 16, 1996 Location: Shiley Theater, University of San Diego City: San Diego, CA Time: 9:00 - 10:30 p.m. Eastern Sponsor: Commission on Presidential Debates Moderator: Jim Lehrer, PBS Questioners: 113 uncommitted voters Viewership: 36.3 million (Data provided by Nielsen Media Research) Format: Town hall meeting; two minute opening statements; candidates questioned in turn with 90 seconds to answer; 60 second rebuttal; 30 second response; two minute closing statements. Transcript Video
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Vice Presidential Debate
Al Gore (D), Vice President and
Jack Kemp (R), Former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Date: October 9, 1996 Location: The Bayfront Center's Mahaffey Theater City: St. Petersburg, FL Time: 9:00 - 10:30 p.m. Eastern Sponsor: Commission on Presidential Debates Moderator: Jim Lehrer, PBS Viewership: 26.6 million (Data provided by Nielsen Media Research) Format: No opening statements; candidates questioned in turn with 90 seconds to answer; 60 second rebuttal; 30 second response; three minute closing statements. Transcript Video
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