Jimmy carter and ronaly reagan shake hands before debating oct. There you go again was a phrase spoken during the second presidential debate of 1980 by republican presidential candidate ronald reagan to his democratic opponent, incumbent president jimmy carter. The briefing book prepared for president carter before his 1980 debate with candidate ronald reagan was a detailed compilation of strategies, responses and attacks that carter used and reagan rebutted in their pivotal encounter one week before the election. Jul 16, 1983 even if, as the officials maintain, the carter material did not find its way into the final reagan briefing book, it did prove useful in preparing mr. Craig shirley reminds us that even though reagan dominated on election night, it was a neck and neck contest between reagan and carter right up into the debate. Private email service reagan secure email services. At that time when carter and reagan met for the debate, polls suggested that the campaign was very finely balanced between them. Presidential debate, jimmy carter and ronald reagan c.
Oct 19, 2016 debategate a reexamination of when president jimmy carters strategy notebook fell into the hands of ronald reagans team ahead of the presidential debate. Reagans team had somehow acquired president jimmy carters briefing. The debates search for students who can effectively use logic, evidence, and personality to communicate their ideas, just as ronald reagan did throughout his life. Reagancarter debate october 30, 2018 in this week s podcast, we present the october 28, 1980 presidential debate between governor ronald reagan and president jimmy carter. Former governor ronald reagan rca and former cia director george h. It seems virtually certain that a crime was committed when carter campaign briefing documents were transferred to the reagan campaign prior to the 1980 presidential debate. The carterreagan presidential debate the election of 1980.
The late 70s and early 80s were a very scary time in america and this book not only sheds light on why but also how it couldve gone more horribly wrong. Reagan library topic guide president jimmy carter reagan library topic guides are created by the library staff from textual material currently available for research use. Great communicator debate series ronald reagan library. Sep 24, 2010 carter also denigrated reagan s slamdunk performance in their nationally televised debate, in which he famously questioned carter s veracity with the line, there you go again. The reagancarter debate, october 28, 1980 on this day in history, a look back on the presidential debate between governor ronald reagan and president jimmy carter just a week before the election. Prepublican presidential candidate ronald reagan, the former california governor, was behind in the polls going into his one and only debate with president jimmy. The strange history of the fbis confidential source isnt quite as strange as some believe. Campaign papers remain a mystery the new york times. Stefan halper didnt steal carters debate prep books for. October 28, 1980, debate between governor ronald reagan and then president jimmy carter. Reagan s team had somehow acquired president jimmy carter s briefing papers, classified top secret, that carter used in preparation for the october 28, 1980, debate with reagan. President ronald reagans best debate moments duration.
This version of the report aired as part of the original. Carter book seems to have aided reagan in 1980 debate. Carter book seems to have aided reagan in 1980 debate the. On behalf of the league of women voters, now, i would like to thank president carter and governor reagan for being with us in cleveland tonight. In the debate itself carter was upstaged by reagans heady performance.
Policy carterreagan personnel appointments and scheduling, office of appointments and scheduling, white house office of. Americans were fed up with the lingering effects of americas malaise in the 1970s. It seems virtually certain that the reagan campaign committed a crime. The carterreagan presidential debate the election of. Will, reagan, and the rest of the team used a carter debate briefing book which was clearly stolen property. Just before the presidential debate between president jimmy carter and challenger ronald reagan in 1980, the reagan campaign received an unexpected boost. An unsigned, undated covering letter apparently intended for carter aides said in part, this briefing book is designed to assist the president in debates with governor reagan on foreign policy and national security issues. The 1980 reagancarter and reagananderson debates debating.
Wrote a book about how israel was stolen from palestine even though america was stolen from indians. Presidential debate, jimmy carter and ronald reagan. Carter may have been the toast of the dc political class and media punditocracy, but achievements li. According to gallup, carter had the edge over reagan, 45% to 42%. The carterreagan debate, and wills role in it, changed journalism forever. A new words to live by podcast will be posted every tuesday. Will went on national television that year to comment live and objectively on ronald reagans debate performance without disclosing that he was working for the reagan campaign and had helped reagan prepare for that very debate using stolen property. The highlight footage from the debate tends to focus on reagans. Put up solar panels while he was pres on the white house to show his support of free energy, which reagan promptly removed. Key aides involved in the reagan debate preparation were james baker, david gergen, and david stockman. The publication of barretts book saw efforts by jody powell and patrick caddell to. One was the production of a succinct briefing book that would lay out. After the 1976 presidential campaign had dragged to a conclusion, t om wicker published a column in the n ew york times titled, do we really need the debates.
A cheerful reagan shone in his debate against carter, scolding him with a gentle there you go again, to successfully put down a series of accusations. Carter reagan carter overall assessment reagan embodied success in his roles as commanderinchief, guardian of the economy, chief diplomat, and chief legislator. Sep 21, 1980 the news in 1980 was carter not participating in the first general election debate because of the presence of independent candidate john anderson, and reagan outperforming carter in the second. In this weeks podcast, we present the october 28, 1980 presidential debate between governor ronald reagan and president jimmy carter. I want to tell you the story of ronald reagan and how he won the debate against jimmy carter. He won it not because of carter s debate performance i had a discussion with my daughter, amy, the other day, before i came here, to ask her. The ronald reagan great communicator debate series is comprised of six inperson and one online regional competition, culminating in the national championship. President carters foreign policy and national defense briefing book, which was. Will went on national television that year to comment live and objectively on ronald reagan s debate performance without disclosing that he was working for the reagan campaign and had helped reagan prepare for that very debate using stolen property. An audio podcast featuring ronald reagan speeches and radio addresses from the 1960s through the 1990s. The campaign featured two debates one with reagan and anderson debating without the president and the other a reagan carter matchup. Sep 21, 2012 and jimmy carter was very good at the first debate and at that first debate he made ronald reagan look like he didnt know what he was talking about.
Fbi cant find its files on the investigation into reagans debategate. April 23, 1980 1980 republican presidential candidates debate. Debategate or briefinggate was a political scandal affecting the administration of ronald reagan. The briefing book prepared for president carter before his 1980 debate with candidate ronald reagan was a detailed compilation of strategies, responses and. Smith, marvin stone, harry ellis, william hilliard. Ronald reagan was an idea guy, which is much more in line with the american people, the ideas, not the policy wonk stuff, glenn explained.
May 23, 2018 stefan halper didnt steal carters debate prep books for reagan. Because by 1980, jimmy carter was about as popular as herpes. In the summer of 1983, the city of washington was in an uproar. President jimmy carter and ronald reagan debated just once in the contest of 1980. Im ruth hinerfeld of the league of women voters education fund. Carters debate briefing books had been assembled and copied in the white house. Reagans latebreaking surge that year is generally attributed to the only presidential debate between carter and reagan held one week before the election, on oct. Reagan would use the line in a few debates over the years, always in a way intended to disarm his opponent. Reagan would also contribute to popular culture, with his excellent use of oneliners. The two finalists from each of the seven regions and the top two extemporaneous speakers from the national speech and debate association national tournament compete in the national championship at the ronald reagan presidential library. The decisive years, 19761980 hardcover march 21, 2017. Before going to the polls, voters want to understand the issues and know the candidates positions.
Reagan and carter in 1980 presidential debate history. Halper did obtain a memo from the carter white house advising the incumbent how to deal with reagan, but this was long before the debate, and there is no evidence reagan ever saw it. His commentary even suggests that reagan won the debate against him because a copy of my confidential briefing book had been stolen from the white house and delivered to reagans campaign team prior to the debate, and reagans aides had used the notes to prepare my opponent to counteract my. Oct 23, 2016 ronald reagan won the 1980 presidential election in a landslide despite trailing jimmy carter in public opinion polls two weeks earlier, so polls cannot be trusted to predict election results. This was the only presidential candidates debate with both major party candidates during the 1980 campaign. One set of papers was titled presidential debate briefing book. Considering he had to ask the question, its not surprising that his answer was no. Why did ronald reagan win by a landslide in the 1980. At, you can see the view of every candidate on every issue. Reagans debate briefers told me the books were worthless. Carterreagan, 1980 by eric thurm, september 5, 2012 by eric thurm.
President carter s foreign policy and national defense briefing book, which was. Carter and reagan 1980 most memorable debate moments. A scandal erupted when it was revealed that just days before the 1980 presidential election, someone had stolen topsecret debatebriefing books from deep inside jimmy carters white house and given them to ronald reagans campaign. They had access to briefing papers from the carter campaign. Carter, reagan square off in debate news the harvard.
How these came to be in the possession of reagan s campaign was a question that the fbi and the justice dept. The book is a masterful telling of reagan s personality and psyche and how in him the man and the moment met in history need for new leadership, positive hope for the american dream. Held on october 28, 1980, the debate between former california governor ronald reagan and incumbent president jimmy carter covers the. Carter, on the other hand, proved a dismal excuse for a president, failing in a large majority of his. Studio october 28 said set as date for reagancarter debate, in cleveland, ohio. Prepublican presidential candidate ronald reagan, the former california governor, was behind in the polls going into his one and only debate with president jimmy carter on oct. Reagan aides say only one protested use of carter notes the. Debategate a reexamination of when president jimmy carters strategy notebook fell into the hands of ronald reagans team ahead of the presidential debate.
May 24, 1984 it is likely that, prior to the debate, the reagan bush campaign also obtained a second, more concise version of. Reagancarter debate vanderbilt television news archive. About a week before their debate, carter relied on a 200 page briefing book to help him prepare. The stolen campaign documents that helped reagan win the. Even if, as the officials maintain, the carter material did not find its way into the final reagan briefing book, it did prove useful in preparing mr. Stefan halper didnt steal carters debate prep books for reagan. A private email service provides the privacy you deserve and will not copy, scan, or sell your info. It is likely that, prior to the debate, the reaganbush campaign also obtained a second, more concise version of. Halper did obtain a memo from the carter white house advising the incumbent how to deal with reagan, but this was long before the debate, and there is no evidence reagan ever saw it or was told of it. Ronald reagan beat jimmy carter in a landslide despite. The ronald reagan great communicator debate series was founded to develop engaged, informed, and conscientious citizen leaders by hosting a national series of high school debates. And, ladies and gentlemen, thank you and good night. Excerpts from report on how reagan camp got carters briefing. Carter was the first incumbent president to be denied a second term since herbert hoover in 1932.
The reagancarter presidential debate, dated 198010, excerpts by ronald reagan and jimmy carter and others, tired of media reports of fundraising and poll results instead of policy issues. The 1980 united states presidential election was the 49th quadrennial presidential election. Jgrcarter briefing book for presidential debate 1 of 17 jgrcarter briefing book for presidential debate 2 of 17. Debate briefing book you asked that we examine statutes that may be applicable to the reported receipt by various members of the reagan campaign of a briefing book compiled to prepare former president carter for the debate with thencandidate reagan.
The briefing book prepared for president carter before his 1980 debate with candidate ronald reagan was a detailed compilation of strategies, responses and attacks that carter used and reagan. May 25, 2011 the carter reagan debate, and wills role in it, changed journalism forever. To be fair, the sources are immense as the book if only they were easy to look through. The campaign featured two debates one with reagan and anderson debating without the president and the other a reagancarter matchup.
Excerpts from the 1980 presidential debates between president jimmy carter and governor ronald reagan. Serious planning for a reagancarter debate began in midoctober. The one that reagan used that is still often used today was there you go again. Reagancarter debate the ronald reagan presidential. An abc television phonein survey of more than 500,000 viewers supported what reagan advisers said, with twice as many respondents saying they thought reagan won the debate. Carters debate briefing books, stolen from the white house. Dec 14, 2008 october 28, 1980, debate between governor ronald reagan and then president jimmy carter. Just before the only debate between incumbent carter and former governor of california reagan, carters briefing books, detailing reagans. To be fair, the sources are immense as the book if only they were easy to.
According to carter, reagan was aw, shucks this and that. Also a question to pose to you as i leave this debate. Carter, reagan square off in debate news the harvard crimson. Republican nominee ronald reagan defeated incumbent democrat jimmy carter.
The harris poll organization had the same numbers, 45 to 42, but they gave reagan an edge over carter. Even if you dont like reagan, ford or carter, the history and popculture alone,would be enough to want to read this book. It was just three days before the big debate between reagan and carter. Excerpts from report on how reagan camp got carters. How these came to be in the possession of reagans campaign was a question that the fbi and the justice dept. Frank reynolds dc league of women voters efforts with regard to 3way debate recalled. Im a grandfather, and i would never get this nation in a war and i love peace. Ronald reagan and jimmy carter came to cleveland, just a week before election day, for their only joint debate. He won it not because of carters debate performance i had a discussion with my daughter, amy, the other day, before i. Sep 29, 2011 1980 ronald reagan and jimmy carter presidential debate oct 28 samuel wilson. Reagan was leading in the surveys taken for him by richard wirthlin, a superior pollster, before the debate and the carter campaign was taking water from a torrent of bad economic news. The media was hammering him as stupid and old and he didnt do a very good job in the first debate with president carter. President jimmy carter and republican presidential nominee ronald reagan met in cleveland, ohio, for the last of two presidential debates prior to. The news in 1980 was carter not participating in the first general election debate because of the presence of independent candidate john anderson, and reagan outperforming carter in the second.
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