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June 24, 2024 Statement on CPD’s 2024 General Election Debates
May 1, 2024 CPD Statement on 2024 Debate Schedule
January 16, 2024 Commission on Presidential Debates Elects former Senator Roy Blunt to Board of Directors
November 20, 2023 Commission on Presidential Debates Announces Sites and Dates for 2024 General Election Debates and 2024 Nonpartisan Candidate Selection Criteria
January 3, 2023 Request for proposals from sites interested in hosting a 2024 general election debate
April 25, 2022 Commission on Presidential Debates Elects Monica C. Lozano and Dr. Rajiv J. Shah to Board of Directors
April 25, 2022 Commission on Presidential Debates Elects Antonia Hernández as Co-Chair
Oct 20, 2020 CPD Applies Nonpartisan Candidate Selection Criteria for Final Presidential Debate
Oct 16, 2020 Moderator Announces Topics for Oct. 22 Presidential Debate
Oct 09, 2020 Statement by the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD): October 15 Presidential Debate Will Not Proceed
Oct 08, 2020 CPD Announces Second Presidential Debate Will Be Virtual
Oct 05, 2020 CPD Applies Nonpartisan Candidate Selection Criteria for Second Presidential Debate
Sep 30, 2020 CPD Statement
Sep 22, 2020 Moderator Announces Topics for First Presidential Debate
Sep 18, 2020 CPD Invites President Trump and Vice President Biden to Debate
Sep 02, 2020 CPD Announces 2020 Debate Moderators
Aug 28, 2020 Commission on Presidential Debates Announces Polls to be used in 2020 Candidate Selection Criteria
Aug 06, 2020 CPD Statement
Jul 27, 2020 Statement: First Presidential Debate
Jun 29, 2020 CPD Statement
Jun 23, 2020 Statement: Second Presidential Debate
Jan 23, 2020 Remembering Jim Lehrer
Dec 16, 2019 CPD Statement
Nov 21, 2019 International Debate Network to Convene on October 15, 2020 at the University of Michigan, Site of the Second Presidential Debate
Oct 11, 2019 Commission on Presidential Debates Announces Sites and Dates for 2020 General Election Debates and 2020 Nonpartisan Candidate Selection Criteria
Oct 02, 2019 Commission on Presidential Debates Elects Yvonne Hao to Board of Directors
Oct 01, 2019 Commission on Presidential Debates Elects Kenneth Wollack as Co-Chair
Sep 10, 2019 President Bush and President Obama Become Honorary Co-Chairs of Commission on Presidential Debates
Apr 03, 2019 CPD Announces 2020 Debate Host Applicants
Jan 02, 2019 Request for proposals from sites interested in hosting a 2020 general election debate
Oct 14, 2016 CPD Invites Hillary Clinton and Donald J. Trump to Third Presidential Debate
Oct 12, 2016 Moderator Announces Topics for Third Presidential Debate
Oct 04, 2016 CPD Invites Hillary Clinton and Donald J. Trump to Debate
Sep 30, 2016 Statement about first debate
Sep 29, 2016 Social Media Clarification
Sep 22, 2016 CPD Announces Additional Social Media Initiatives
Sep 19, 2016 Moderator Announces Topics for First Presidential Debate
Sep 16, 2016 CPD Invites Hillary Clinton and Donald J. Trump to Debate
Sep 14, 2016 Commission on Presidential Debates Announces Social Media, Technology and Voter Education Initiatives
Sep 02, 2016 CPD Announces 2016 Debate Moderators
Aug 15, 2016 Commission on Presidential Debates Announces Polls to be used in 2016 Candidate Selection Criteria
Jul 19, 2016 Statement: First presidential debate
Jul 07, 2016 Commission on Presidential Debates Announces Format for 2016 General Election Debates
Jun 15, 2016 Media Credential Application
Oct 29, 2015 Commission on Presidential Debates Announces 2016 Nonpartisan Candidate Selection Criteria; Forms Working Group on Format
Sep 23, 2015 Commission On Presidential Debates announces sites and dates for 2016 general election debates
Apr 01, 2015 April 1, 2015 Update
Apr 01, 2015 CPD Announces 2016 Debate Host Applicants
Jan 02, 2015 Request for proposals from sites interested in hosting a 2016 debate
Apr 16, 2014 CPD Elects Six New Directors
Oct 19, 2012 2012 Application of Criteria - Third Presidential Debate
Oct 12, 2012 Moderator Announces Topics for the Third Presidential Debate
Oct 12, 2012 2012 Application of Criteria - Second Presidential Debate
Oct 05, 2012 Moderation of Denver Debate
Sep 25, 2012 CPD Announces New Digital Coalition with AOL, Google and Yahoo!
Sep 21, 2012 2012 Application of Criteria
Sep 19, 2012 Moderator Announces Topics for the First Presidential Debate
Sep 18, 2012 CPD Announces Join the Debates
Aug 13, 2012 CPD Announces 2012 Moderators
Jul 25, 2012 CPD Announces 2012 Debates Format
Jun 25, 2012 Media Credential Application
Oct 31, 2011 Commission on Presidential Debates Announces Sites, Dates, and Candidate Selection Criteria for 2012 General Election
Oct 20, 2011 Commission on Presidential Debates Elects Reverend John I. Jenkins to Board of Directors
Apr 01, 2011 CPD Announces 2012 Debate Host Applicants
Jan 03, 2011 2012 Site Selection Guidelines
Sep 24, 2008 Statement by Commission on Presidential Debates.
Sep 21, 2008 Commission on Presidential Debates Hails 2008 Formats as "Historic Breakthrough"
Sep 18, 2008 COMMISSION ON PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES AND WEBMD TO PARTNER
Sep 17, 2008 Senator Obama and Senator McCain, Senator Biden and Governor Palin invited to CPD's debates
Sep 01, 2008 Update to Debate Format
Aug 06, 2008 COMMISSION ON PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES ANNOUNCES INTERNET EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIP WITH MYSPACE
Aug 05, 2008 COMMISSION ON PRESIDENTIAL DEBATES ANNOUNCES MODERATORS
Nov 19, 2007 Commission on Presidential Debates Announces Sites, Dates, Formats and Candidate Selection Criteria for 2008 General Election
Apr 02, 2007 CPD Announces 2008 Debate Host Applicants
Nov 07, 2004 DebateWatch Results for Vice Presidential Debate: Citizens Convene in Their Communities to Watch and Discuss the Vice Presidential Debate
Oct 25, 2004 DebateWatch 2004 Results Cumulative Totals: September 30, October 5, October 8, and October 13 Debates
Oct 15, 2004 DebateWatch Results for Third Presidential Debate: Citizens From All 50 States Provide Feedback on the Presidential Debates Through the DebateWatch Program
Oct 11, 2004 DebateWatch Results for 2nd Presidential Debates: Thousands of Citizens Watch and Discuss the Town Hall Meeting Debate With Their Community Members
Oct 10, 2004 Media Advisory
Oct 07, 2004 Commission Statement on October 8, 2004 Town Hall Style Debate
Oct 06, 2004 CPD Announces Application Of Non-Partisan Candidate Selection Criteria For October 13, 2004 Debate
Oct 03, 2004 Media Advisory
Oct 03, 2004 DebateWatch Results for 1st Presidential Debate: Citizens Discuss Issues at DebateWatch Events in At Least 40 States Nationwide
Oct 02, 2004 Media Credential Notice for 2004 Presidential & Vice Presidential Debates
Oct 02, 2004 CPD Announces Application Of Non-Partisan Candidate Selection Criteria For October 8, 2004 Debate
Sep 28, 2004 Debate Ticket Information
Sep 25, 2004 The Commission on Presidential Debates' September 24 Letter to Campaigns
Sep 24, 2004 Commission on Presidential Debates Announces Application Of Non-Partisan Candidate Selection Criteria
Sep 23, 2004 Media Credential Notice for 2004 Presidential & Vice Presidential Debates
Sep 21, 2004 Commission on Presidential Debates Provides Update on Debate Planning
Aug 13, 2004 Commission on Presidential Debates Announces Moderators
Jun 17, 2004 Commission on Presidential Debates Announces Formats for 2004 Debates
Nov 06, 2003 Commission on Presidential Debates Announces 2004 Sites and Dates
Sep 24, 2003 Commission on Presidential Debates Releases 2004 Candidate Selection Criteria
Apr 24, 2003 Commission on Presidential Debates Names Fourteen Sites as Possible Locations for 2004 Debates