Description: Overview of the history of presidential debates in advance of the debate between Walter Mondale and Ronald Reagan. Footage of debates between John Kennedy and Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter, Reagan and Carter, and Mondale and Gary Hart. Interview with a man about televised debates. Some video problems. Reporter voice-over throughout reel. Sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 09/06/1984
Description: A quick recap of the way the Democratic party has been moving since the 1968 National Convention and how Mondale is doing now. Footage from the Democratic convention in 1968, Gloria Steinem speaking in 1972, Jimmy Carter at the convention in 1972, Mondale on the campaign trail and speaking at a Union rally, introducing Geraldine Ferraro, shots of Ferraro on the campaign trail, Jesse Jackson, people campaigning for Gary Hart, people waiting for a train. Reporter voice-over throughout. Sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 07/12/1984
Description: Story on political polls and why they are inaccurate. Footage includes Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan, poor poll predictions from the last year, 1984 Democratic Convention, and a shot of John Glen. Reporter voice-over throughout. Sound.
Collection: WCVB Collection
Date Created: 07/24/1984