George W. Bush and Al Gore Debate (10/3/2000)

In this October 3, 2000 ABC News debate, presidential candidates Governor George W. Bush and Vice President Al Gore respond to Jim Lehrer's questions about their positions on Social Security, Medicare, and public education reform; abortion and Supreme Court appointments; energy independence; ta...

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Other Authors: ABC News Productions,, Infobase,
Format: Electronic
Language: English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : ABC News Productions, [2000]
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Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 video file (1 hr. 34 min., 52 sec.)) : sd., col.
Series: U.S. Presidential election debates.
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Summary: In this October 3, 2000 ABC News debate, presidential candidates Governor George W. Bush and Vice President Al Gore respond to Jim Lehrer's questions about their positions on Social Security, Medicare, and public education reform; abortion and Supreme Court appointments; energy independence; tax cuts and managing the federal surplus; and military and defense strategy. Gore proposes putting Medicare and Social Security in a "lock box" and cutting taxes to middle class families, while Bush proposes investing a portion of payroll taxes in the stock market and cutting taxes to wealthy Americans.
Item Description: Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on September 25, 2015.
George W. Bush and Al Gore Debate Ĥ̂ousekeeping ̂̂ (1:55) -- Presidential Agenda: Gore (2:23) -- Presidential Agenda: Bush (5:02) -- Political Leadership: Bush (2:25) -- Medicare Plan Controversy (7:37) -- Oil Supply: Gore (3:26) -- Oil Supply: Bush (3:28) -- Abortion Pill: Bush (2:04) -- Abortion Pill: Gore (5:37) -- Milosevic Election (4:47) -- Using Force (4:49) -- Military Leadership (3:40) -- Taxes and Surplus Budget: Gore (2:15) -- Taxes and Surplus Budget: Bush (5:17) -- Education: Bush (2:42) -- Education: Gore (6:19) -- Managing the Unexpected (3:40) -- Crisis Response and Economic Policy (7:26) -- Social Security Outlook: Gore (2:40) -- Social Security Outlook: Bush (4:48) -- Character Issues (7:04) -- Closing Statement: Bush (2:14) -- Closing Statement: Gore (3:01)
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In this October 3, 2000 ABC News debate, presidential candidates Governor George W. Bush and Vice President Al Gore respond to Jim Lehrer's questions about their positions on Social Security, Medicare, and public education reform; abortion and Supreme Court appointments; energy independence; tax cuts and managing the federal surplus; and military and defense strategy. Gore proposes putting Medicare and Social Security in a "lock box" and cutting taxes to middle class families, while Bush proposes investing a portion of payroll taxes in the stock market and cutting taxes to wealthy Americans.
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Closed-captioned.
Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 video file (1 hr. 34 min., 52 sec.)) : sd., col.
Format: System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Access: Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.