George H.W. Bush and Michael Dukakis Debate (10/13/1988)

In this third and final presidential campaign between George H.W. Bush and Michael Dukakis, Bush seeks to paint Dukakis as a liberal while Dukakis tries to portray this line of argument as illegitimate. The candidates highlight their positions on defense spending, Social Security, abortion, foreign...

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Other Authors: ABC News Productions,, Infobase,
Format: Electronic
Language: English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : ABC News Productions, [1988]
distributed by Infobase,
Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 video file (1 hr. 28 min., 31 sec.)) : sd., col.
Series: U.S. Presidential election debates.
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Summary: In this third and final presidential campaign between George H.W. Bush and Michael Dukakis, Bush seeks to paint Dukakis as a liberal while Dukakis tries to portray this line of argument as illegitimate. The candidates highlight their positions on defense spending, Social Security, abortion, foreign policy, campaign tactics, Vice President nominations, weapons and more.
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Bush Dukakis Presidential Debates Ĥ̂ousekeeping ̂̂ (1:31) -- Death Penalty (2:48) -- Dan Quayle Nomination (3:33) -- Deficits: Bush (3:18) -- Deficits: Dukakis (4:00) -- Connection with Public (3:54) -- Is Dukakis Liberal? (3:35) -- Defense Spending: Bush (4:01) -- Missile Systems (4:09) -- Modern American Heroes (3:48) -- Good Candidate Qualities (3:38) -- Stance on Abortion (3:31) -- Defense Spending: Dukakis (4:04) -- Deficits and Economy (4:09) -- Social Security (3:36) -- Supreme Court (2:46) -- Entitlement Cuts (4:06) -- Social Security and Farm Subsidies (4:05) -- Environmental Policy (3:57) -- Quality of 1988 Campaign (4:14) -- Regional Conflict (4:04) -- Nuclear Arsenal (2:53) -- Ethics (3:39) -- Dukakis Closing Statement (2:26) -- Bush Closing Statement (2:31)
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In this third and final presidential campaign between George H.W. Bush and Michael Dukakis, Bush seeks to paint Dukakis as a liberal while Dukakis tries to portray this line of argument as illegitimate. The candidates highlight their positions on defense spending, Social Security, abortion, foreign policy, campaign tactics, Vice President nominations, weapons and more.
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Closed-captioned.
Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 video file (1 hr. 28 min., 31 sec.)) : sd., col.
Format: System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Access: Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.