The History of Presidential Debates

• The Use Of Gestures By U.S. Presidential Candidates
• History Proves that Presidential Debates Matter Rick Shenkman
• About the Limits of the Debates Jonathan Dresner
• What Works (And Doesn't) at the Presidential Debates Gil Troy
• Presidential Debates: HNN Scrapbook Alex Bosworth
• The impact of debates on elections (American Experience) (audio podcast)

• Enjoy presidential debates? Thank Reagan.

• 1960: The debate that made and changed history

2008

• The First Presidential Debate: Highlights
  

• The Second Presidential Debate: Highlights
  

• The Third Presidential Debate: Highlights
  

• The Vice Presidential Debate: Highlights
  

• Gil Troy: MIA in the Debates ... Obama the dreamer, McCain the Hero
  

• Juan Cole: Game Over
  

• Ruth Rosen: What about Josephine the waitress?
  

• Gil Troy: McCain-Obama Take 2: Six Million Questions but Neither Has Good Answers
  

• Juan Cole: The non-debate between Palin and Biden
  

• Gil Troy: Veep Debate ... Both Exceeded Expectations But Still Deeply Disappointed
  

• Gil Troy: And the First Debate Winner Is... the American People