Video: 'Oct 9, 1996 - VP Debate Between Gore & Kemp'

(Wednesday, October 9, 1996, 9:00 p.m. EDT; during the 1996 presidential election campaign) — Vice President Al Gore and his Republican challenger, Jack Kemp, faced off tonight in a 90-minute debate that presented voters with rival economic messages and partisan cross-sniping over social issues like abortion and affirmative action that have received scant airing in the Presidential contest. Continue reading Economy dominates Gore-Kemp vice presidential debate 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 9 1996) →