A Look at Past Presidential Debates

President Clinton and Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole greet that audience just before the beginning of their first presidential debate at the Bushnell Theater in Hartford, Connecticut, Oct. 6, 1996.

5 President Clinton and Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole greet that audience just before the beginning of their first presidential debate at the Bushnell Theater in Hartford, Connecticut, Oct. 6, 1996.

Presidential candidates, from left, Ross Perot, Bill Clinton, and President George Bush, participate in the first presidential debate in St. Louis, Missuori, Oct. 12, 1992.

6 Presidential candidates, from left, Ross Perot, Bill Clinton, and President George Bush, participate in the first presidential debate in St. Louis, Missuori, Oct. 12, 1992.

Vice President George Bush, left, and Mass. Gov. Michael Dukakis are shown during their first presidential debate at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Sept. 25, 1988.

7 Vice President George Bush, left, and Mass. Gov. Michael Dukakis are shown during their first presidential debate at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Sept. 25, 1988.

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A Look at Past Presidential Debates