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Presidential debates through the years: See Republican and Democrat nominees on the stage

Camille Fine
Eleanor Roosevelt and Margaret Chase Smith on CBS' Face the Nation in Washington, D.C., on November 4, 1956. According to the U.S. Senate, the first televised debate occurred when Democratic candidate Adlai Stevenson challenged incumbent Republican president Dwight Eisenhower—but those two men did not appear in the debate. Instead, two surrogates debated the issues on network television. For the Democrats, former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, and for the Republicans, the senior senator from Maine, Margaret Chase Smith.
Eleanor Roosevelt and Margaret Chase Smith on CBS' Face the Nation in Washington, D.C., on November 4, 1956. According to the U.S. Senate, the first televised debate occurred when Democratic candidate Adlai Stevenson challenged incumbent Republican president Dwight Eisenhower—but those two men did not appear in the debate. Instead, two surrogates debated the issues on network television. For the Democrats, former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, and for the Republicans, the senior senator from Maine, Margaret Chase Smith.
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American Vice-President Richard Nixon (L) and Senator John Kennedy participate in the first nationally televised debate between presidential candidates in a Chicago television studio on September 26, 1960.
American Vice-President Richard Nixon (L) and Senator John Kennedy participate in the first nationally televised debate between presidential candidates in a Chicago television studio on September 26, 1960.
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President Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan debate each other from separate podiums October 31, 1980 prior to the 1980 presidential election.
President Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan debate each other from separate podiums October 31, 1980 prior to the 1980 presidential election.
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Democratic presidential candidate Bill Clinton gives a thumb up to his supporters as President George Bush and his wife Barbara exit the stage on October 11, 1992 at Washington University in St Louis. The two candidates had just completed their first debate.
Democratic presidential candidate Bill Clinton gives a thumb up to his supporters as President George Bush and his wife Barbara exit the stage on October 11, 1992 at Washington University in St Louis. The two candidates had just completed their first debate.
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President Bill Clinton (r) and Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole in picture taken Oct. 16, 1996 at Shiley Theater at the University of San Diego in Calif. It was the final debate before the election.
President Bill Clinton (r) and Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole in picture taken Oct. 16, 1996 at Shiley Theater at the University of San Diego in Calif. It was the final debate before the election.
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Democratic presidential nominee Al Gore (R) points to Republican presidential nominee George W. Bush (L) as he answers a question from moderator Jim Lehrer (C) during their second debate in Wait Chapel at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on Oct. 11, 2000.
Democratic presidential nominee Al Gore (R) points to Republican presidential nominee George W. Bush (L) as he answers a question from moderator Jim Lehrer (C) during their second debate in Wait Chapel at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on Oct. 11, 2000.
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Democratic candidate Sen. Barack Obama, left, and Republican candidate Sen. John McCain greet each other before the Presidential Debate on Belmont University's campus Oct. 7, 2008 in Nashville, Tenn.
Democratic candidate Sen. Barack Obama, left, and Republican candidate Sen. John McCain greet each other before the Presidential Debate on Belmont University's campus Oct. 7, 2008 in Nashville, Tenn.
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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney (L) and U.S. President Barack Obama talk over each other as they answer questions during a town hall style debate at Hofstra University October 16, 2012 in Hempstead, New York. During the second of three presidential debates, the candidates fielded questions from audience members on a wide variety of issues.
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney (L) and U.S. President Barack Obama talk over each other as they answer questions during a town hall style debate at Hofstra University October 16, 2012 in Hempstead, New York. During the second of three presidential debates, the candidates fielded questions from audience members on a wide variety of issues.
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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton (right) and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on stage during the first presidential debate at Hofstra University on Sept. 26, 2016 in Hempstead, NY.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton (right) and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on stage during the first presidential debate at Hofstra University on Sept. 26, 2016 in Hempstead, NY.
Robert Deutsch, USA TODAY
President Donald Trump speaks while Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden listens during the final presidential debate at the Curb Event Center at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn., Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020.
President Donald Trump speaks while Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden listens during the final presidential debate at the Curb Event Center at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn., Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020.
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