Jim lehrer good evening from the Clark Athletic Center at the university of massachusetts in boston. Im jim lehrer of the newshour on pbs, and i welcome you to the first of three 90minute debates between the democratic candidate for president , Vice President al gore and the republican candidate, governor george w. Bush of texas. The debates are sponsored by the commission on president ial debates and they will be conducted within formats agreed to between the two campaigns. Well have the candidates at podiums. No answer to a question can exceed two minutes. Rebuttal is limited to one minute. But as moderator i have the option to follow up and extend any give and take any threeandahalf minutes. Even then, no single answer can exceed two minutes. The candidates under their rules may not question each other directly. There will be no opening statements, but each candidate may have up to two minutes for a closing statement. The questions and the subjects were chosen by me alone. I have to
30 seconds. Moderator good evening from the Clark Athletic Center at the university of massachusetts in boston. Im jim lehrer of the newshour on pbs, and i welcome you to the first of three 90minute debates between the democratic candidate for president , Vice President al gore and the republican candidate, governor george w. Bush of texas. The debates are sponsored by the commission on president ial debates and they will be conducted within formats agreed to between the two campaigns. Well have the candidates at podiums. No answer to a question can exceed two minutes. Rebuttal is limited to one minute. But as moderator i have the option to follow up and extend any give and take any y 3. 5 minutes. Even then, no single answer can exceed two minutes. The candidates under their rules may not question each other directly. There will be no opening statements, but each candidate may have up to two minutes for a closing statement. The questions and the subjects were chosen by me alone. I hav
Mr. Lehrer good evening from the Clark Athletic Center at the university of massachusetts in boston. Im jim lehrer of the newshour on pbs, and i welcome you to the first of three 90minute debates between the democratic candidate for president , Vice President al gore and the republican candidate, governor george w. Bush of texas. The debates are sponsored by the commission on president ial debates, and they will be conducted within formats and rules agreed to between the commission and the two campaigns. Tonight, well have the candidates at podiums. No answer to a question can exceed two minutes. Rebuttals are limited to one minute. But as moderator, i have the option to follow up and to extend any particular give and take another threeandahalf minutes. Even then, no single answer can exceed two minutes. The candidates, under their rules, may not question each other directly. There will be no opening statements, but each candidate may have up to two minutes for a closing statement. The
Provoking this incredibly Important Supreme Court decision which led the country on a road to civil war, which, of course, eventually freed all the slaves. Dred, unfortunately did not live very long after the decision was rendered. He died probably of tuberculosis in 1858 only a year after the case was decided. His wife lived on until 1876. She saw the civil war and saw freedom come along. For a good share of their lives the scotts lived here in st. Louis. They died here. They are buried here. So in many respects, you know, we can say that the scott family were st. Louisians and their case started here and in many ways ended here, not with the Supreme Court decision in washington but with being set free. 100 years ago today president Woodrow Wilson signed leverage allocation creating the National Park service. Join American History tv tonight at 7 00 p. M. Eastern time when were live from arlington house. The robert e. Lee memorial. It is the park easter vises most visited historic hom
And the presidency focuses on u. S. President s and first ladies to learn about their politics, policies, and legacies. All this month in prime time and every weekend on American History tv on cspan3. Each week during the 2016 election, road to the white house rewind brings you archival coverage of president ial races. Up next, the first debate between Vice President al gore and Texas Governor george bush from the 2000 president ial race. From the university of massachusetts in boston, topics include tax policy, Medicare Prescription Drug proposals, education reform and abortion. Governor bush defeated Vice President gore in the general election in one of the most highly contested races in u. S. History. This is just over 90 minutes. 30 seconds. Good evening from the Clark Athletic Center at the university of massachusetts in boston, im jim lehrer of the news hour on pbs and i welcome you to the first of three 90minute debates between the democratic candidate for president , Vice Presi