The wait is over. We now know who will be sitting in the moderator chairs, and they are two media A-listers.
Cooper and Raddatz: Moderator dream team
Oct. 2, 2008 – Vice Presidential Debate
Tens of millions in the United States and around the world watched as Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware and Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska squared off on stage in the Field House in the university’s Athletics Complex.
Oct. 8, 2004 – Presidential Debate
President George W. Bush debated Sen. John Kerry Oct. 8, 2004, during a nationally televised town-hall forum from the Field House at the Athletics Complex.
Oct. 17, 2000 – Presidential Debate
The university had nine months to prepare for the Oct. 17, 2000 presidential debate between Texas Gov. George W. Bush and Vice President Al Gore, which was done as a “town-hall meeting” format in the university’s Field House.
Sept. 25, 1996 – Presidential Debate (Canceled)
The 1996 debate between Bill Clinton and Bob Dole scheduled for September 25 was later canceled following a decision to reduce the number of presidential debates from three to two.
Oct. 11, 1992 – Presidential Debate
The university had one week to transform the gymnasium of the Field House – the site of the 1904 World Olympics – into a red-carpeted debate hall for the first nationally televised three-candidate presidential debate on Oct. 11, 1992.
Debate Insider Michelle Purdy: ‘The opportunity to be involved’
In 2000, Michelle Purdy, assistant professor of education in Arts & Sciences, was Student Union president. Here’s a glimpse into her Debate Day experience.
How it all began
Just how did Washington University get that first debate in 1992? From Washington magazine, here’s a glimpse of how it came to be — in just nine days.
Debate Insider Steve Givens: ‘The main thing is the main thing’
What’s it like to put on an event of this scope? Let’s hear from the guy who, since 1992, has been behind-the-scenes in one way or another at every debate held on this campus.
Debate prep ’92: Murphy who?
Four key ways debate prep has changed from 1992, the first year Washington University hosted a national presidential debate.