The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour; Debates

NewsHour Productions · October 7, 1984

(The beginning of the debate is cut off in this recording.) This Special Edition of The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour covers the first 1984 Presidential Debate. US President Ronald Reagan and Democratic challenger Walter Mondale discuss a variety of topics, and their answers are analyzed by a roundtable of political experts. This episode's headline: Special Pre-Debate Edition: Lessons from the Past; Coaching the Debaters; Sizing Up the Debaters; Post-Debate Analysis. The guests include In New York: MIKE DUVAL, Former Special Counsel to President Ford; JOSEPH McQUAID, Editor, Manchester Union Leader; ALBERT SCARDINO, Editor, Georgia Gazette; In Washington: GERALD RAFSHOON, Former Media Advisor to President Carter; DAVID GERGEN, Republican Political Analyst; ALAN BARON, Democratic Political Analyst. Byline: In New York: ROBERT MacNEIL, Executive Editor; In Washington: JIM LEHRER, Associate Editor; JUDY WOODRUFF, Correspondent The recording of this episode is incomplete, and most likely the beginning and/or the end is missing.