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"Major Moments" from Presidential Debate History

Note(s)	Elec. Year	Candidates (Winner/Loser)	Video Clip Link	Time (MM:SS)
Jim Lehrer opens the festivities...				3 min., 10 sec.
Notes: V.P. = Vice-Pres.; Prim. = From Primaries; N.D. = Video Not from a Debate; Featured Name in ALL CAPS

1st Pres. Debate!	1960	Kennedy/NIXON	Never let them see you sweat & Can't Make this Up	(Skip Ad) => 1:56 Esp. 4:00 to End

	1976	CARTER/Ford	A Christian Politician in "Playboy"? (Those were different times...)	0:39
	1976	Carter/FORD	No Soviet Domination!	1:59
Prim.	(2012)	(Rick PERRY)	("You Can't Fix Stupid", modern-style: Another "Oops", 36 years later.)	0:51
V.P.	1976	Mondale/DOLE	"Democrat Wars"	0:47

	1980	Reagan/Anderson/NO CARTER!	Jimmy Carter's Empty Podium	(When can select:) ONLY 1:13 to 3:47
	1980	Reagan/CARTER	"Time to Sacrifice" & Amy's thoughts about Nukes	1:40
	1980	REAGAN/Carter	"There you go again" & "Four Years Ago"	2:22

	1984	REAGAN/Mondale	The "Age Issue"	0:41
	1984	REAGAN/Mondale	National Defense? No Nimitz to stand on	2:13
	1984	Reagan/MONDALE	"There you go again", Again!	0:52
N.D. (Convention)	1984	Reagan/MONDALE	Never tell them the truth!	1:49
V.P.	1984	BUSH/FERRARO	"Let me help you..."	0:29

V.P.	1988	Quayle/BENTSEN	You aren't Jack!	1:11
	1988	Bush_I/DUKAKIS	Poor Kitty	0:49
N.D. (Commercial)	1988	Bush_I/DUKAKIS	No tanks, Dukakis	0:30

N.D. (SNL)	1988	BUSH_I(=Carvey)/DUKAKIS(=Lovitz)	Can you believe it?	(5 sec. Ad) + 0:30
	1992	CLINTON/BUSH_I	Affects you personally?	4:08
	1992	Clinton/Bush_I/PEROT	"Giant sucking sound"	2:35
V.P.	1992	Gore/Quayle/ ADM. STOCKDALE	"Why am I here?" & "I know things..." & "What did you say?"	0:17 0:25 0:43

	1996	CLINTON/DOLE	Old Ideas	0:23
	(1984)	(REAGAN/Mondale)	(The "Age Issue" done RIGHT)	0:41
V.P.	1996	GORE/Kemp	The most boring "zinger", EVER	0:22

Excerpt/ Commentary	2000	BUSH_II-GORE	"Fuzzy Math" vs. "Lockbox"	(15 sec. Ad) + 0:48
	2000	Bush_II-GORE	What about Dingle-Norwood!!	0:44
N.D. (Convention)	2000	Bush_II-GORE	Unsealed with a Kiss	1st 20 Sec., ONLY
N.D. (SNL)	2000	BUSH_II-GORE	Let's be agreeable	1st 1:28, ONLY
V.P.	2000	CHENEY/Lieberman?	When Veep's (Don't) Attack	0:29

N.D./Prim.	2004	Howard DEAN	Where are you going next? (Not Disneyland!) or... the "I Have a Scream" Speech	0:43
	2004	BUSH_II/Kerry(+Jim Lehrer!)	George W. draws a blank?...	0.57
	2004	BUSH_II/Kerry	...but Guts more important than Glibness?	1:18
	2004	Bush_II/KERRY	"Talk to Dick Cheney's daughter..."	ONLY 26:00 to 26:50
V.P.	2004	Cheney/EDWARDS	Connecting Saddam with 9/11??	0:34

	2008	Obama/McCAIN	THAT one...	0:24
	2008	Obama/McCAIN	What, no handshake?	0:35
V.P.	2008	Biden/PALIN	From Zero to Palin in 30 Seconds	0:31
V.P.	2008	Biden/PALIN	"Team of Mavericks"?	1:33

Prim.	2012	ROMNEY/Perry	Wanna bet?	0:39
Prim.	2012	ROMNEY/PERRY	Verbal nastiness not appreciated...	ONLY 0:48 to 1:18
Prim.	2012	ROMNEY/PERRY	...but GRABBING is okay?	2:57 (esp. 1st Min.)
Prim.	2012	Moderator/PERRY	"Oops"	0:51
The "Truth about Taxes" Saga...
Note(s)	Elec. Year	Candidates (Winner/Loser)	Video Clip Link	Time (MM:SS)
Prim.	1980	Reagan/BUSH_I	George Bush_I... for SMALLER Tax Cuts	8:16 (esp. 7:00 to End)
N.D. (Convention)	1984	Reagan/MONDALE	Never tell them the truth!	1:49
N.D. (SNL)	1988	DUKAKIS & Pals	"Dukakis After Dark" (or, "Through the Roof!")	(15 sec. Ad) + 1st 2:55, ONLY
N.D. (Convention)	1988	BUSH_I/Dukakis	Read My Lips...! (Complete, but Static Picture) (Shortened, but with Motion)	0:40 0:15
N.D. (Commercial)	1992	Clinton/BUSH_I	Clinton Re-Reads Bush's Lips	0:30
Prim. w/ Commentary	2008	OBAMA/Hillary C.	Obama Promises to Raise Taxes... and WINS!	2:38
Prim./ Commentator	1980 => 2010	BUSH_I on Reagan	"Voodoo Economics" => Deficit Explosion	1st 3 (or 5) Min., ONLY
N.D. (Budget Fight)	2011	OBAMA vs. G.O.P	Obama Will Raise Revenues to Control Debt... Can He Win Again?	(15 sec. Ad) + 1:37