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| Source:PBS NewsHour- Vice President George H.W. Bush (Republican, Texas) vs Governor Michael Dukakis (Democrat, Massachusetts) in 1988. |
"The 1988 presidential election cycle featured Vice President George H.W. Bush, the Republican nominee, and Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis, the Democratic nominee. The first debate was a 90-minute discussion, focusing on foreign and domestic policy. Moderated by Jim Lehrer of PBS, with questions posed by a panel of journalists, it took place on September 15, 1988, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
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