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Lloyd Bentsen. The 1988 United States presidential debates were a series of debates held for the presidential election. [1] The Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD), a bipartisan organization formed in 1987, organized two debates among the major presidential candidates, sponsored two presidential debates and one vice-presidential debates.
The debate formats established during the 1988 through 2000 campaigns were governed in detail by secret memoranda of understanding (MOU) between the two major candidates; the MOU for the 2004 debates was, unlike the earlier agreements, jointly released to the public by the participants.
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There were two presidential debates and one vice-presidential debate. Voters were split as to who won the first presidential debate. Bush improved in the second debate. Before the second debate, Dukakis had been suffering from the flu and spent much of the day in bed.
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Sep 25, 1988 · September 25, 1988: Debate with Michael Dukakis | Miller Center. Presidential Speeches | George H. W. Bush Presidency.
United States presidential election of 1988, American presidential election held on Nov. 8, 1988, in which Republican George Bush defeated Democrat Michael Dukakis. The 1988 campaign featured an open contest on both the Republican and Democratic sides, as Republican Pres. Ronald Reagan was entering
There were two presidential debates and one vice presidential debate during the 1988 general election. Courtesy Focused Images Photography Inc.© 1998. GO TO: September 25, 1988. October 13, 1988. October 5, 1988 (vice presidential) General Election Presidential Debate. George Bush (R), Vice President and. Michael Dukakis (D), Massachusetts Governor
