Reagan, Mondale clash on deficit, social issues in first TV debate 30 years ago this hour (Oct 7 1984)

1980s, U.S. Presidents


Video: '1984 Presidential Candidate Debate: President Reagan and Walter Mondale - 10/7/84'

(Sunday, October 7, 1984, 9:00-10:30 p.m. EDT) — Republican U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Democratic former Vice President Walter F. Mondale engaged in blunt, sometimes highly personal exchanges as they clashed on economic and social issues tonight in their first debate of the 1984 presidential campaign at the Center for the Performing Arts in Louisville, Kentucky.