1980 Ronald Reagan and Jimmy Carter Presidential Debate. Will went on national television that year to comment live and "objectively" on Ronald Reagan's debate performance - without disclosing that he was working for the Reagan campaign and had helped Reagan prepare for that very debate - using stolen property . October 28, 1980 | Clip Of Presidential Debate, Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan This clip, title, and description were not created by C-SPAN. Transcript of the Debate between Reagan and Carter This is the trallUlCll"ipt ((JJf ~he Odolilrell" 28, 1980 d®b!l.~e betweell1l the Democratic Pll'eshl!enti:d Candidate Jimmy Cal1'telf and the ReplllbU«:Illll1l Pll"®siiilell1ltial C~l.ll1lrlli.date lRoill.ald ReiBlgffill1l ill1l Clew®iaill.d, Ohi(\]!, Carter and Reagan finally agreed to one debate a week before the election. Reagan would also contribute to popular culture, with his excellent use of one-liners. According to Gallup, Carter had the edge over Reagan, 45% to 42%. Mrs. Hinderfeld. JIM LEHRER: But President Carter had to be satisfied to debate Ronald Reagan only once. But Carter still had a slight edge in the polls over Reagan when they met for their only debate on Oct. 28. It seems virtually certain that a crime was committed when Carter campaign briefing documents were transferred to the Reagan campaign prior to the 1980 Presidential debate. Reagan-Carter Debate #62685 ABC Evening News for Friday, Oct 17, 1980 View other clips in this broadcast → Material supplied by VTNA may be used for educational analysis or research only. At that time when Carter and Reagan met for the debate, polls suggested that the campaign was very finely balanced between them. Three days before Halloween of 1980, more than one-third of American citizens watched from home as Reagan and Carter took to the debate stage. Held on October 28, 1980, the debate between former California governor Ronald Reagan and incumbent President Jimmy Carter covers the issues of inflation, the energy crisis and terrorism. Ronald Reagan (R), President. [1] Carter: "Governor Reagan began his political career campaigning against Medicare." Not surprisingly, Anderson agreed with Reagan. Reagan-Carter Debate October 30, 2018 In this week’s podcast, we present the October 28, 1980 Presidential Debate between Governor Ronald Reagan and President Jimmy Carter. Reagan was notably to the right of Nixon and Gerald Ford, the last two Republican presidents, and some observers felt that regardless of what people thought of Carter, he was too far out of the mainstream to win the presidency. He claimed not to oppose care, but the means. Reagan first used this as a response to President Carter during a debate when Carter kept repeating the same issue with Reagans political record over and over again. TRANSCRIPT. President Reagan and Nancy Reagan posing with Rock Hudson at White House State Dinner for President De La Madrid of Mexico. 1980 Presidential Candidate Debate: Governor Ronald Reagan and President Jimmy Carter - 10/28/80 Above is the video of the complete debate. When Mr. Hodsoll brought up the subject of the Carter … The one that Reagan used that is still often used today was “There you go again”. www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1996/debates/history/1980/index.shtml This was the second successive election in which the incumbent president was defeated, after Carter himself defeated Gerald Ford four years earlier in 1976. Next Tuesday is election day. Carter, Reagan Square Off in Debate Campaign '80. The occasion was a dinner, at which Mr. Hodsoll was the host, the week before the Reagan-Carter debate. But the moment that sticks in most minds is Reagan's response to Carter's attack on his opposition to Medicare and social security benefits while Reagan was serving as governor of California.The Republican candidate chuckled and tossed Carter the one-liner, "There you go again. The nationally broadcast debate capped a fierce contest that revealed what critics called a mean streak in Carter and Reagan's deftness at avoiding disagreeable questions. At OnTheIssues.org, you can see the view of every candidate on every issue. The issue in 1980 is the provision of health care to more citizens, and Governor Reagan again is in opposition. The 1980 United States presidential election was the 49th quadrennial presidential election.It was held on Tuesday, November 4, 1980. He insisted on the inclusion of Anderson for all debates held. [2] Reagan smiles as he listens, pauses when Carter finishes, then replies: "There you go again." John Anderson (I), Former United States Congressman (IL) TRANSCRIPT. It happened on the stage at Cleveland's Public Hall on October 29, 1980, one week before election day. And Jimmy Carter was very good at the first debate and at that first debate he made Ronald Reagan look like he didn't know what he was talking about. "While Carter… Ruth Hinerfeld of the League of Women Voters welcomes audience members. The defeat was stunning for Carter and the Democratic Party. Carter accepted it, but Reagan rejected it. The Carter/Reagan debate, and Will's role in it, changed journalism forever. At the debate, Carter tried to reinforce Reagan’s image as a war hawk willing to start nuclear wars. Moderator Howard K. Smith introduces President Jimmy Carter and Governor Ronald Reagan, and explains debate rules. The debate went down in history as the most-watched presidential debate in America, with 80,600,000 television viewers. Advertisement 2) There was only one Carter-Reagan debate, and it … User Clip: 1980 Presidential Debate: Carter & the Economy Reagan … TRANSCRIPT. I'm Ruth Hinerfeld of the League of Women Voters Education Fund. Jimmy Carter vs. Ronald Reagan, October 28th, 1980 . Jimmy Carter (D), President . Reagan vs. Carter Debate "Housekeeping" (02:22) FREE PREVIEW. The League of Women Voters offered another debate proposal for October. Republican nominee Ronald Reagan defeated incumbent Democratic president Jimmy Carter in a landslide victory. "I will not make age an issue of this campaign. 5/15/84 . Before going to the polls, voters want to understand the issues and know the candidates' positions. The line — a classic example of Reagan's sense of humor — even solicited a laugh from Democratic opponent Walter Mondale. PRepublican presidential candidate Ronald Reagan, the former California governor, was behind in the polls going into his one and only debate with President Jimmy Carter on … On October 28, 1980, President Jimmy Carter met for the one and only debate with his challenger, former California Governor Ronald Reagan. Good evening. It involved a Carter-Reagan debate for the week of October 12 and a three-candidate debate the week of October 26. The US presidential debate between Ronald Reagan and Jimmy Carter was memorable in more ways than one. Another contemporary poll, in Time, gave Carter a 42-41 lead over Reagan, with Anderson getting much of the remainder. Inflation: The Reagan Myth and Carter Record 06/11/2013 04:42 pm ET Updated Aug 11, 2013 Ben Bernanke is likely to be replaced soon as chair of the Fed and a debate has begun about the qualifications of his replacement. The Reagan-Carter Presidential Debate , dated 1980-10, excerpts by Ronald Reagan and Jimmy Carter and others, Tired of media reports of fundraising and poll results instead of policy issues? The Harris Poll organization had the same numbers, 45 to 42, but they gave Reagan an edge over Carter. In the 1980 debate between Carter and Reagan, Carter gave a realistic view of America's energy situation and called for development of domestic sources and better conservation policy. By Robert O. Boorstin, Special to The Crimson. Like Donald Trump, Carter was a … Ronald Reagan was an idea guy, which is much more in line with the American people, the ideas, not the policy wonk stuff," Glenn explained. I am not going to exploit, for political purposes, my opponent's youth and inexperience," Ronald Reagan quipped during the 1984 presidential debates when asked if, at 73, he is too old to be President. Below is the second part of the transcript that deals with the… Reagan defeated Carter in a landslide, winning 489 Electoral College votes to Carter's 49, and 50.7% of the popular vote. Because Jimmy Carter was a bureaucrat.