US Presidential candidates debate

Title

US Presidential candidates debate

Genre

News report; Speech; Election coverage; Debate

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1980

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Duration

00:02:50

Description

Andrew Manderstam reports on the absence of President Jimmy Carter from a televised US Presidential election debate organised by the League of Women Voters in protest at the invitation of independent candidate John Anderson. Includes excerpts from the debate featuring Republican candidate Ronald Reagan and journalist on panel, Daniel Greenburg(?).

Contributors

Andrew Manderstam; Ronald Reagan; Daniel Greenburg(?)

Keywords

USA; Elections; Politics; Internal politics; Economic policy; Jimmy Carter; Presidents; Defence policy; Presidential candidates; Debating; Election campaigns; John Anderson; League of Women Voters

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