Debating our destiny

the long version

"An unprecedented and in-depth look at the history of the presidential debates and their importance to the U.S. election process. From MacNeil-Lehrer Productions, producer of the PBS Newshour, this book features excerpts of broadcast journalist Jim Lehrer's exclusive interviews with nearly every presidential and vice-presidential candidate between 1976 and 2004. It also includes excerpts of original interviews with noted historians, debate moderators, and the executive director of the Commission on Presidential Debates"--Page 4 of cover.