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US Presidential debates: The weird history from Kennedy-Nixon to Trump-Harris

US Presidential debates: The weird history from Kennedy-Nixon to Trump-Harris

Update: 2024-09-101
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US presidential debates are part spectacle, part showdown, and sometimes total sh*tshow. What is it about American politics that lends itself to these televised debates, and how have they evolved over time? Ahead of the Harris-Trump debate, Seth Alexander Thévoz spoke to Alan Schroeder, emeritus professor in the School of Journalism at Northeastern University and author of Presidential Debates: Risky Business on the Campaign Trail, about the weird history of US presidential debates.

 

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US Presidential debates: The weird history from Kennedy-Nixon to Trump-Harris

US Presidential debates: The weird history from Kennedy-Nixon to Trump-Harris

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