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The series of seven debates in 1858 between Abraham Lincoln and Senator Stephen A. Douglas for U.S. Senate were true, face-to-face debates, with no moderator; the candidates took it in turns to open each debate with a one-hour speech, then the other candidate had an hour and a half to rebut, and finally the first candidate closed the debate with a half-hour response.
The 8th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1803, to March 4, 1805, during the last two years of Thomas Jefferson's first term in office.
Presidential candidates John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon shake hands after their televised debate of October 7, 1960. The two opponents continued their debate after the cameras had stopped.
The Biden campaign agreed to a vice presidential debate hosted by CBS News to take place on either July 23 or August 13. [178] The Trump campaign confirmed with Politico that it was aware of the offer, but had not yet made a decision. [179] Trump stated on May 17 he agreed to a vice presidential debate on behalf of his future vice presidential ...
Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a presidential debate with US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris at the ...
The presidential debates of 1976, 1980 and 1984 were organized by the League of Women Voters, and every debate since has been hosted by the Commission on Presidential Debates.
January 24 – A Republican presidential debate is held at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida. [162] Dennis Kucinich drops out of the Democratic race. [163] January 25–February 5 – The Hawaii Republican caucuses are won by John McCain. [164] January 26 – The South Carolina Democratic primary is won by Barack Obama. [165]
Lloyd Doggett of Texas was the first Democrat in Congress to publicly encourage President Biden to withdraw from the race, followed by Rep. Raúl Grijalva of Arizona, Rep. Angie Craig of Minnesota ...