2000 Debates
There were three presidential debates and one vice presidential debate during the 2000 general election.
General Election Presidential Debate
Al Gore (D), Vice President and
George W. Bush (R), Texas Governor
Date: October 3, 2000 Location: University of Massachusetts City: Boston, MA Time: 9:00 - 10:30 p.m. Eastern Sponsor: Commission on Presidential Debates Moderator: Jim Lehrer, PBS Viewership: 46.6 million Format: Single moderator; candidates questioned in turn with two minutes to answer; 60 second rebuttal; two minute closing statements. Transcript Video
General Election Presidential Debate
Al Gore (D), Vice President and
George W. Bush (R), Texas Governor
Date: October 11, 2000 Location: Wake Forest University City: Winston-Salem, NC Time: 9:00 - 10:30 p.m. Eastern Sponsor: Commission on Presidential Debates Moderator: Jim Lehrer, PBS Viewership: 37.5 million Format: Single moderator; candidates questioned in turn with two minutes to answer; 60 second rebuttal; two minute closing statements. Transcript Video
General Election Presidential Debate
Al Gore (D), Vice President and
George W. Bush (R), Texas Governor
Date: October 17, 2000 Location: Washington University City: St. Louis, MO Time: 9:00 - 10:30 p.m. Eastern Sponsor: Commission on Presidential Debates Moderator: Jim Lehrer, PBS Viewership: 37.7 million Format: Town hall style debate; single moderator; candidates questioned in turn with two minutes to answer; 60 second rebuttal; two minute closing statements. Transcript Video
Vice Presidential Debate
Joseph Lieberman (D), Senator of Connecticut and
Dick Cheney (R), Former Defense Secretary
Date: October 5, 2000 Location: Centre College City: Danville, KY Time: 9:00 - 10:30 p.m. Eastern Sponsor: Commission on Presidential Debates Moderator: Bernard Shaw Viewership: 28.5 million Format: Single moderator; candidates questioned in turn with two minutes to answer; two minute rebuttal. Transcript Video
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