CSPAN3 2000 Presidential Candidates First Debate August 20, 2016
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 o...