In 1960 the first televised presidential debate was broadcast featuring Vice President Richard Nixon and Senator John F. Kennedy. It instantly turned television into an important national political tool. Included are some of the classic encounters between political rivals—Reagan vs. Carter, Bill Clinton vs. George H. W. Bush vs. Ross Perot, George W. Bush vs. Al Gore, Barack Obama vs. Mitt Romney, Donald Trump vs. Hillary Clinton.

Produced by the Speech Resource Company and fully narrated by Robert Wikstrom

First Kennedy-Nixon Debate, 9/26/60Robert Kennedy-Eugene McCarthy Democratic Primary Debate, 6/1/68Reagan-Carter Debate, 10/28/80Bush-Clinton-Perot Debate, 10/15/92George W. Bush-Al Gore Debate, 10/17/2000Vice Presidential Debate, Joe Biden/Sarah Palin, 10/2/08Obama-Romney Debate, 10/3/12Republican Primary Debate, Cruz-Kasich-Rubio-Trump, 3/10/16Hillary Clinton-Donald Trump Debate, 10/19/16