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There were two presidential debates and one vice presidential debate during the 1984 general election.
Courtesy Ronald Reagan Library
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October 11, 1984 (vice presidential)
General Election Presidential Debate
Ronald Reagan (R), President and
Walter Mondale (D), Former Vice President
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Date: |
October 7, 1984 |
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Location: |
Center for the Performing Arts |
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City: |
Louisville, KY |
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Time: |
9:00 – 10:30 p.m. Eastern |
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Sponsor: |
League of Women Voters |
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Moderator: |
Barbara Walters, ABC News |
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Panelists: |
James Wieghart, New York Daily News, Diane Sawyer, ABC News, Fred Barnes, New Republic |
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Viewership: |
65.1 million (Data provided by Nielsen Media Research) |
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Format: |
Same questions posed to each candidate, who had two and a half minutes to respond; follow-up by panelists permitted; one minute rebuttal; four minute closing statements. |
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Topics: |
Economic and domestic issues |
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General Election Presidential Debate
Ronald Reagan (R), President and
Walter Mondale (D), Former Vice President
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Date: |
October 21, 1984 |
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Location: |
Music Hall, Municipal Auditorium |
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City: |
Kansas City, KS |
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Time: |
8:00 – 9:30 p.m. Eastern |
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Sponsor: |
League of Women Voters |
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Moderator: |
Edwin Newman, Formerly NBC News |
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Panelists: |
Georgie Anne Geyer, Universal Press Syndicate; Marvin Kalb, NBC News; Morton Kondracke, New Republic |
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Viewership: |
67.3 million (Data provided by Nielsen Media Research) |
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Format: |
Same questions posed to each candidate, who had two and one half minutes to respond; one minute follow-up; one minute rebuttal; four minute closing statements. |
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Topics: |
Defense and foreign policy issues |
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Courtesy George Bush Presidential Library
Vice Presidential Debate
George Bush (R), Vice President and
Geraldine Ferraro (D), United States Congresswoman (NY)
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Date: |
October 11, 1984 |
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Location: |
Pennsylvania Hall Civic Center |
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City: |
Philadelphia, PA |
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Time: |
9:00 – 10:30 p.m. Eastern |
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Sponsor: |
League of Women Voters |
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Moderator: |
Sander Vanocur, ABC News |
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Panelists: |
John Mashek, U.S. News & World Report; Jack White, Time; Norma Quarles, NBC News; Robert Boyd, Knight-Ridder Newspapers |
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Viewership: |
56.7 million (Data provided by Nielsen Media Research) |
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Format: |
Same questions posed to each candidate, who had two and a half minutes to respond; follow-up permitted by panelists; one minute rebuttal; four minute closing statements. |
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Topics: |
First half: domestic affairs. Second half: foreign affairs. |
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