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debates">1984</a></td> <td style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 1px;width:60%;" class=""><b>September 25, 1988<br />October 13, 1988</b></td> <td style="text-align:right; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 0 0 0.5em;width:20%;" class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/1992_United_States_presidential_debates" title="1992 United States presidential debates">1992</a> →</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td>  </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #E81B23;"><span class="notpageimage noresize" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:VP_George_Bush_crop.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/VP_George_Bush_crop.jpg/112px-VP_George_Bush_crop.jpg" decoding="async" width="112" height="150" class="mw-file-element" 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data-file-width="1587" data-file-height="2115" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:75px;text-align:left">Nominee </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/George_H._W._Bush" title="George H. W. Bush">George H. W. Bush</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Michael_Dukakis" title="Michael Dukakis">Michael Dukakis</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:75px;text-align:left">Party </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Home state </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1247979735"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1152813436"><div style="background-color:#ddd; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold">1988 United States vice presidential debate</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><table style="width:100%; margin:1px; display:inline-table;"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; padding:0 0.5em 0 0;width:20%;" class="noprint"></td> <td style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 1px;width:60%;" class=""><b>October 5, 1988</b></td> <td style="text-align:right; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 0 0 0.5em;width:20%;" class="noprint"></td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td>  </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #E81B23;"><span class="notpageimage noresize" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dan_Quayle_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Dan_Quayle_%28cropped%29.jpg/113px-Dan_Quayle_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="113" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Dan_Quayle_%28cropped%29.jpg/170px-Dan_Quayle_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Dan_Quayle_%28cropped%29.jpg/226px-Dan_Quayle_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1229" data-file-height="1630" /></a></span> </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #3333FF;"><span class="notpageimage noresize" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lloyd_Bentsen_(1).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Lloyd_Bentsen_%281%29.jpg/120px-Lloyd_Bentsen_%281%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Lloyd_Bentsen_%281%29.jpg/180px-Lloyd_Bentsen_%281%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Lloyd_Bentsen_%281%29.jpg/240px-Lloyd_Bentsen_%281%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1204" data-file-height="1504" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:75px;text-align:left">Nominee </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Dan_Quayle" title="Dan Quayle">Dan Quayle</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Lloyd_Bentsen" title="Lloyd Bentsen">Lloyd Bentsen</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:75px;text-align:left">Party </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Home state </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Indiana" title="Indiana">Indiana</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1988 United States presidential debates</b> were a series of <a href="/wiki/United_States_presidential_debates" title="United States presidential debates">debates</a> held during the <a href="/wiki/1988_United_States_presidential_election" title="1988 United States presidential election">1988 presidential election</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Commission_on_Presidential_Debates" title="Commission on Presidential Debates">Commission on Presidential Debates</a> (CPD), a <a href="/wiki/Bipartisanship" title="Bipartisanship">bipartisan</a> organization formed in 1987, organized two debates among the major party candidates, sponsored two presidential debates and one vice presidential debates. Only <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> nominee <a href="/wiki/George_H._W._Bush" title="George H. W. Bush">George H. W. Bush</a> and <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> nominee <a href="/wiki/Michael_Dukakis" title="Michael Dukakis">Michael Dukakis</a> met the criteria for inclusion in the debates, and thus were the only two to appear in the debates sponsored by the <a href="/wiki/Commission_on_Presidential_Debates" title="Commission on Presidential Debates">Commission on Presidential Debates</a>. The CPD-sponsored vice presidential debate took place between their respective <a href="/wiki/Vice_President_of_the_United_States" title="Vice President of the United States">vice presidential</a> <a href="/wiki/Running_mate" title="Running mate">running mates</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dan_Quayle" title="Dan Quayle">Dan Quayle</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lloyd_Bentsen" title="Lloyd Bentsen">Lloyd Bentsen</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Debate_schedule">Debate schedule</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1988_United_States_presidential_debates&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Debate schedule"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There were two presidential debates and one vice-presidential debate. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:#B0C4DE" colspan="16">1988 United States presidential election debates </th></tr> <tr> <th style="white-space:nowrap;"> <abbr title="Number">No.</abbr></th> <th>Date & Time</th> <th>Host</th> <th>Location</th> <th>Moderator</th> <th scope="col" colspan="10">Participants </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="5" rowspan="2">Key:<br /><span style="background-color: #90ff90; color:black;"> P </span> <small>Participant.  </small> <span style="background-color: #ff9090; color:black;"> N </span> <small>Non-invitee.   </small> </th> <th scope="col" style="width:10em; background: #FF3333;"><small><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239334494">'"`UNIQ--templatestyles-0000000F-QINU`"'</style><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFF">Republican</span></a></small> </th> <th scope="col" style="width:10em; background: #34AAE0;"><small><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFF">Democratic</span></a></small> </th></tr> <tr> <th><small>Vice President</small><br /><a href="/wiki/George_H._W._Bush" title="George H. W. Bush">George H. W. Bush</a><br /><small>of <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a></small> </th> <th><small>Governor</small><br /><a href="/wiki/Michael_Dukakis" title="Michael Dukakis">Michael Dukakis</a><br /><small>of <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a></small> </th></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7E7CE"> <th style="background: #F7E7CE; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="free table-free"><a href="#September_25:_First_presidential_debate_(Wake_Forest_University)">1 </a> </th> <td style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;">Sunday, September 25, 1988, <p>8:00 – 9:30 p.m. EDT<sup id="cite_ref-:1_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Wake_Forest_University" title="Wake Forest University">Wake Forest University</a> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Winston-Salem,_North_Carolina" title="Winston-Salem, North Carolina">Winston-Salem</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Jim_Lehrer" title="Jim Lehrer">Jim Lehrer</a> of <a href="/wiki/PBS" title="PBS">PBS</a> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"><b>P</b> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"><b>P</b> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7E7CE"> <th style="background: #F7E7CE; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="free table-free"><a href="#October_13:_Second_presidential_debate_(University_of_California)">2 </a> </th> <td style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;">Thursday, October 13, 1988, <p>9:30 – 11:00 p.m. EDT<sup id="cite_ref-:1_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_California,_Los_Angeles" title="University of California, Los Angeles">University of California</a> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Bernard_Shaw_(journalist)" title="Bernard Shaw (journalist)">Bernard Shaw</a> of <a href="/wiki/CNN" title="CNN">CNN</a> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"><b>P</b> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"><b>P</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="16" style="background:#B0C4DE">1988 United States vice presidential debate </th></tr> <tr> <th style="white-space:nowrap;"> <abbr title="Number">No.</abbr></th> <th>Date & Time</th> <th>Host</th> <th>Location</th> <th>Moderator</th> <th scope="col" colspan="10">Participants </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="5" rowspan="2">Key:<br /><span style="background-color: #90ff90; color:black;"> P </span> <small>Participant.  </small> <span style="background-color: #ff9090; color:black;"> N </span> <small>Non-invitee.   </small> </th> <th scope="col" style="width:10em; background: #FF3333;"><small><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFF">Republican</span></a></small> </th> <th scope="col" style="width:10em; background: #34AAE0;"><small><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFF">Democratic</span></a></small> </th></tr> <tr> <th><small>Senator</small><br /><a href="/wiki/Dan_Quayle" title="Dan Quayle">Dan Quayle</a><br /><small>of <a href="/wiki/Indiana" title="Indiana">Indiana</a></small> </th> <th><small>Senator</small><br /><a href="/wiki/Lloyd_Bentsen" title="Lloyd Bentsen">Lloyd Bentsen</a><br /><small>of <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a></small> </th></tr> <tr bgcolor="#F7E7CE"> <th style="background: #F7E7CE; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="free table-free"><a href="#October_5:_Vice_presidential_debate_(Omaha_Civic_Auditorium)">VP </a> </th> <td style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;">Wednesday, October 5, 1988, <p>9:00 – 10:30 p.m. EDT<sup id="cite_ref-:1_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Omaha_Civic_Auditorium" title="Omaha Civic Auditorium">Omaha Civic Auditorium</a> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Omaha,_Nebraska" title="Omaha, Nebraska">Omaha</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nebraska" title="Nebraska">Nebraska</a> </td> <td style="white-space:nowrap; text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Judy_Woodruff" title="Judy Woodruff">Judy Woodruff</a> of <a href="/wiki/PBS" title="PBS">PBS</a> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"><b>P</b> </td> <td style="background:#9EFF9E;color:black;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;" class="table-yes"><b>P</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="September_25:_First_presidential_debate_(Wake_Forest_University)"><span id="September_25:_First_presidential_debate_.28Wake_Forest_University.29"></span>September 25: First presidential debate (Wake Forest University)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1988_United_States_presidential_debates&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: September 25: First presidential debate (Wake Forest University)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above">First presidential debate</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Date(s)</th><td class="infobox-data">September 25, 1988<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1988-09-25</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Duration</th><td class="infobox-data">90 minutes</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Venue</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Wait_Chapel" title="Wait Chapel">Wait Chapel</a> at <a href="/wiki/Wake_Forest_University" title="Wake Forest University">Wake Forest University</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Winston-Salem,_North_Carolina" title="Winston-Salem, North Carolina">Winston-Salem</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Participants</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/George_H._W._Bush" title="George H. W. Bush">George H. W. Bush</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Michael_Dukakis" title="Michael Dukakis">Michael Dukakis</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Moderator(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Jim_Lehrer" title="Jim Lehrer">Jim Lehrer</a> of <a href="/wiki/PBS" title="PBS">PBS</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The first presidential debate between Vice President <a href="/wiki/George_H._W._Bush" title="George H. W. Bush">George H. W. Bush</a> and Governor <a href="/wiki/Michael_Dukakis" title="Michael Dukakis">Michael Dukakis</a> took place on Sunday September 25, 1988, in the <a href="/wiki/Wait_Chapel" title="Wait Chapel">Wait Chapel</a> at <a href="/wiki/Wake_Forest_University" title="Wake Forest University">Wake Forest University</a>. </p><p>The debate was moderated by <a href="/wiki/Jim_Lehrer" title="Jim Lehrer">Jim Lehrer</a> of <a href="/wiki/PBS" title="PBS">PBS</a> with John Mashek of <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Constitution" class="mw-redirect" title="Atlanta Constitution">Atlanta Constitution</a>, <a href="/wiki/Peter_Jennings" title="Peter Jennings">Peter Jennings</a> of <a href="/wiki/ABC_News_(United_States)" title="ABC News (United States)">ABC</a>, and Anne Groer of <a href="/wiki/Orlando_Sentinel" title="Orlando Sentinel">Orlando Sentinel</a> as panelists. Questions divided between foreign and domestic policy. </p><p>Voters were split as to who won the first presidential debate.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Transcript">Transcript</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1988_United_States_presidential_debates&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Transcript"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.debates.org/voter-education/debate-transcripts/september-25-1988-debate-transcript/">[1]</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Commission_on_Presidential_Debates" title="Commission on Presidential Debates">Commission on Presidential Debates</a> website.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Viewership">Viewership</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1988_United_States_presidential_debates&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Viewership"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div><p> An estimated 65.1 million viewers tuned into the debate.</p><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="October_5:_Vice_presidential_debate_(Omaha_Civic_Auditorium)"><span id="October_5:_Vice_presidential_debate_.28Omaha_Civic_Auditorium.29"></span>October 5: Vice presidential debate (Omaha Civic Auditorium)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1988_United_States_presidential_debates&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: October 5: Vice presidential debate (Omaha Civic Auditorium)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above">Vice presidential debate</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Date(s)</th><td class="infobox-data">October 5, 1988<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1988-10-05</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Duration</th><td class="infobox-data">90 minutes</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Venue</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Omaha_Civic_Auditorium" title="Omaha Civic Auditorium">Omaha Civic Auditorium</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Omaha,_Nebraska" title="Omaha, Nebraska">Omaha</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nebraska" title="Nebraska">Nebraska</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Participants</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Dan_Quayle" title="Dan Quayle">Dan Quayle</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Lloyd_Bentsen" title="Lloyd Bentsen">Lloyd Bentsen</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Moderator(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Judy_Woodruff" title="Judy Woodruff">Judy Woodruff</a> of <a href="/wiki/PBS" title="PBS">PBS</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The only vice presidential debate between Senator <a href="/wiki/Dan_Quayle" title="Dan Quayle">Dan Quayle</a> and Senator <a href="/wiki/Lloyd_Bentsen" title="Lloyd Bentsen">Lloyd Bentsen</a> took place on Wednesday, October 5, 1988, in the <a href="/wiki/Omaha_Civic_Auditorium" title="Omaha Civic Auditorium">Omaha Civic Auditorium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Omaha,_Nebraska" title="Omaha, Nebraska">Omaha</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nebraska" title="Nebraska">Nebraska</a>. </p><p>The debate was moderated by <a href="/wiki/Judy_Woodruff" title="Judy Woodruff">Judy Woodruff</a> of <a href="/wiki/PBS" title="PBS">PBS</a> moderated the debate with <a href="/wiki/Tom_Brokaw" title="Tom Brokaw">Tom Brokaw</a> of <a href="/wiki/NBC_News" title="NBC News">NBC</a>, Jon Margolis of <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Tribune" title="Chicago Tribune">Chicago Tribune</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Brit_Hume" title="Brit Hume">Brit Hume</a> of <a href="/wiki/ABC_News_(United_States)" title="ABC News (United States)">ABC</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id=""Senator,_you're_no_Jack_Kennedy""><span id=".22Senator.2C_you.27re_no_Jack_Kennedy.22"></span>"Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy"</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1988_United_States_presidential_debates&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: "Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy""><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Judy_Woodruff" title="Judy Woodruff">Judy Woodruff</a> set the stage by addressing the audience: "Based on the history since World War II, there is almost a 50–50 chance that one of the two men here tonight will become President of the United States." She was referring to the probability that the man elected vice president would later become president, either by <a href="/wiki/United_States_presidential_line_of_succession" title="United States presidential line of succession">succession</a> or by a presidential bid. In Quayle's response to Woodruff's question he stated "I have as much experience in the Congress as <a href="/wiki/John_F._Kennedy" title="John F. Kennedy">Jack Kennedy</a> did when he sought the presidency." Bentsen then responded to Quayle's remark with "Senator, I served with Jack Kennedy. I knew Jack Kennedy. Jack Kennedy was a friend of mine. <a href="/wiki/Senator,_you%27re_no_Jack_Kennedy" title="Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy">Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy</a>,'' which was followed by shouts and applause. </p><p>Quayle had routinely been comparing himself to Kennedy in his <a href="/wiki/Stump_speech_(politics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Stump speech (politics)">stump speech</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Quayle did not directly compare himself with Kennedy in terms of accomplishment, but in terms of length of Congressional service; Quayle served for 12 years while Kennedy served for 14. When Kennedy successfully sought the Democratic nomination in 1960, he had less experience than his primary opponents, most of whom had more seniority in the Senate. While it was a statement of fact, some of Quayle's advisors suggested that this comparison could cause trouble.<sup id="cite_ref-pbs.org_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pbs.org-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Bentsen's remark has become a part of the political lexicon as a way to deflate politicians or other individuals perceived as thinking too highly of themselves. The phrase was almost never uttered, as Bentsen was so nervous that he pleaded with his staff to cancel the debate altogether.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Transcript_2">Transcript</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1988_United_States_presidential_debates&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Transcript"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.debates.org/voter-education/debate-transcripts/october-5-1988-debate-transcripts/">[2]</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Commission_on_Presidential_Debates" title="Commission on Presidential Debates">Commission on Presidential Debates</a> website.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Viewership_2">Viewership</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1988_United_States_presidential_debates&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Viewership"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div><p> An estimated 46.9 million viewers tuned into the debate.</p><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="October_13:_Second_presidential_debate_(University_of_California)"><span id="October_13:_Second_presidential_debate_.28University_of_California.29"></span>October 13: Second presidential debate (University of California)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1988_United_States_presidential_debates&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: October 13: Second presidential debate (University of California)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above">Second presidential debate</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Vice_President_Bush_debates_with_Michael_Dukakis,_Los_Angeles,_CA_13_Oct_88.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Vice_President_Bush_debates_with_Michael_Dukakis%2C_Los_Angeles%2C_CA_13_Oct_88.jpg/240px-Vice_President_Bush_debates_with_Michael_Dukakis%2C_Los_Angeles%2C_CA_13_Oct_88.jpg" decoding="async" width="240" height="361" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Vice_President_Bush_debates_with_Michael_Dukakis%2C_Los_Angeles%2C_CA_13_Oct_88.jpg/360px-Vice_President_Bush_debates_with_Michael_Dukakis%2C_Los_Angeles%2C_CA_13_Oct_88.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ef/Vice_President_Bush_debates_with_Michael_Dukakis%2C_Los_Angeles%2C_CA_13_Oct_88.jpg 2x" data-file-width="399" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Date(s)</th><td class="infobox-data">October 13, 1988<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1988-10-13</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Duration</th><td class="infobox-data">90 minutes</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Venue</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/University_of_California,_Los_Angeles" title="University of California, Los Angeles">University of California</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Participants</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/George_H._W._Bush" title="George H. W. Bush">George H. W. Bush</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Michael_Dukakis" title="Michael Dukakis">Michael Dukakis</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Moderator(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Bernard_Shaw_(journalist)" title="Bernard Shaw (journalist)">Bernard Shaw</a> of <a href="/wiki/CNN" title="CNN">CNN</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The second and final presidential debate between Vice President <a href="/wiki/George_H._W._Bush" title="George H. W. Bush">George H. W. Bush</a> and Governor <a href="/wiki/Michael_Dukakis" title="Michael Dukakis">Michael Dukakis</a> took place on Thursday, October 13, 1988, at the <a href="/wiki/Pauley_Pavilion" title="Pauley Pavilion">Pauley Pavilion</a> at <a href="/wiki/University_of_California,_Los_Angeles" title="University of California, Los Angeles">University of California</a> in <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a>. </p><p>The debate was moderated by <a href="/wiki/Bernard_Shaw_(journalist)" title="Bernard Shaw (journalist)">Bernard Shaw</a> of <a href="/wiki/CNN" title="CNN">CNN</a> with <a href="/wiki/Andrea_Mitchell" title="Andrea Mitchell">Andrea Mitchell</a> of <a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ann_Compton" title="Ann Compton">Ann Compton</a> of <a href="/wiki/ABC_News_(United_States)" title="ABC News (United States)">ABC</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Margaret_Warner" title="Margaret Warner">Margaret Warner</a> of <a href="/wiki/Newsweek" title="Newsweek">Newsweek</a> as panelists. </p><p>Bush improved in the second debate; Dukakis had been suffering from the flu and spent much of the day in bed. His performance was generally seen as poor. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Kitty_Dukakis">Kitty Dukakis</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1988_United_States_presidential_debates&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Kitty Dukakis"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Bernard_Shaw_(journalist)" title="Bernard Shaw (journalist)">Bernard Shaw</a> opened the debate by asking Dukakis whether he would support the death penalty if <a href="/wiki/Kitty_Dukakis" title="Kitty Dukakis">Kitty Dukakis</a>, his wife, were raped and murdered; Dukakis answered "no" and proceeded to discuss the statistical ineffectiveness of capital punishment. Some commentators thought the question itself was unfair, in that it injected an overly emotional element into the discussion of a policy issue; Many observers felt Dukakis's answer lacked the normal emotions one would expect of a person talking about a loved one's rape and murder, which played to his reputation of being intellectually cold.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Results">Results</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1988_United_States_presidential_debates&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Tom_Brokaw" title="Tom Brokaw">Tom Brokaw</a> of <a href="/wiki/NBC_News" title="NBC News">NBC</a> reported on his October 14 newscast, "The consensus tonight is that Vice President George Bush won last night's debate and made it all the harder for Governor Michael Dukakis to catch and pass him in the 25 days remaining. In all of the Friday morning quarterbacking, there was common agreement that Dukakis failed to seize the debate and make it his night."<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Transcript_3">Transcript</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1988_United_States_presidential_debates&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Transcript"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.debates.org/voter-education/debate-transcripts/october-13-1988-debate-transcript/">[3]</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Commission_on_Presidential_Debates" title="Commission on Presidential Debates">Commission on Presidential Debates</a> website.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Viewership_3">Viewership</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1988_United_States_presidential_debates&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Viewership"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div><p> An estimated 67.3 million viewers tuned into the debate.</p><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1988_United_States_presidential_debates&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/George_H._W._Bush_1988_presidential_campaign" title="George H. W. Bush 1988 presidential campaign">George H. W. Bush 1988 presidential campaign</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Dukakis_1988_presidential_campaign" title="Michael Dukakis 1988 presidential campaign">Michael Dukakis 1988 presidential campaign</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_United_States_presidential_election" title="1988 United States presidential election">1988 United States presidential election</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1988_United_States_presidential_debates&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-:0-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-:0_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.debates.org/index.php?page=1988-debates">"CPD: 1988 Debates"</a>. <i>www.debates.org</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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title="Free & Equal Elections Foundation">Free & Equal Elections Foundation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/League_of_Women_Voters" title="League of Women Voters">League of Women Voters</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Phrases</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/There_you_go_again" title="There you go again">There you go again</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Where%27s_the_beef%3F" title="Where's the beef?">Where's the beef?</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Senator,_you%27re_no_Jack_Kennedy" title="Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy">Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Binders_full_of_women" title="Binders full of women">Binders full of women</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Nasty_woman" title="Nasty woman">Nasty woman</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Springfield_pet-eating_hoax" title="Springfield pet-eating 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scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;box-shadow: inset -5px 0 0 0 #E81B23;"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican Party</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1988_Republican_National_Convention" title="1988 Republican National Convention">Convention</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1988 Republican Party presidential primaries">Primaries</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1988_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries#Results" title="1988 Republican Party presidential primaries">results</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Candidates</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b>Nominee: <a href="/wiki/George_H._W._Bush" title="George H. 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</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Candidates</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b>Nominee: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Dukakis" title="Michael Dukakis">Michael Dukakis</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Dukakis_1988_presidential_campaign" title="Michael Dukakis 1988 presidential campaign">campaign</a></li></ul></li> <li><b>VP nominee: <a href="/wiki/Lloyd_Bentsen" title="Lloyd Bentsen">Lloyd Bentsen</a></b></li></ul> <ul><li><b>Other candidates:</b> <a href="/wiki/Douglas_Applegate" title="Douglas Applegate">Douglas Applegate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Babbitt" title="Bruce Babbitt">Bruce Babbitt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Biden" title="Joe Biden">Joe Biden</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Biden_1988_presidential_campaign" title="Joe Biden 1988 presidential campaign">campaign</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Political_positions_of_Joe_Biden" title="Political positions of Joe Biden">positions</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Duke" title="David Duke">David Duke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Gephardt" title="Dick Gephardt">Dick Gephardt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_Gore" title="Al Gore">Al Gore</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Al_Gore_1988_presidential_campaign" title="Al Gore 1988 presidential campaign">campaign</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gary_Hart" title="Gary Hart">Gary Hart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jesse_Jackson" title="Jesse Jackson">Jesse Jackson</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jesse_Jackson_1988_presidential_campaign" title="Jesse Jackson 1988 presidential campaign">campaign</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lyndon_LaRouche" title="Lyndon LaRouche">Lyndon LaRouche</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lyndon_LaRouche_U.S._presidential_campaigns" title="Lyndon LaRouche U.S. presidential campaigns">campaign</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Views_of_Lyndon_LaRouche_and_the_LaRouche_movement" title="Views of Lyndon LaRouche and the LaRouche movement">positions</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andy_Martin" title="Andy Martin">Andy Martin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patricia_Schroeder" class="mw-redirect" title="Patricia Schroeder">Patricia Schroeder</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Simon_(politician)" title="Paul Simon (politician)">Paul Simon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Traficant" title="James Traficant">James Traficant</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Third-party_and_independent_candidates" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Third_party_(U.S._politics)" title="Third party (U.S. politics)">Third-party</a> and <a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">independent</a> <a href="/wiki/1988_United_States_presidential_election#Other_nominations" title="1988 United States presidential election">candidates</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;box-shadow: inset -5px 0 0 0 #FED105;"><a href="/wiki/Libertarian_Party_(United_States)" title="Libertarian Party (United States)">Libertarian Party</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1987_Libertarian_National_Convention" title="1987 Libertarian National Convention">Convention</a></li> <li><b>Nominee: <a href="/wiki/Ron_Paul" title="Ron Paul">Ron Paul</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ron_Paul_1988_presidential_campaign" title="Ron Paul 1988 presidential campaign">campaign</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Political_positions_of_Ron_Paul" title="Political positions of Ron Paul">positions</a></li></ul></li> <li><b>VP nominee: <a href="/wiki/Andre_Marrou" title="Andre Marrou">Andre Marrou</a></b></li> <li><b>Other candidates:</b> <a href="/wiki/James_A._Lewis_(politician)" title="James A. Lewis (politician)">Jim Lewis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Russell_Means" title="Russell Means">Russell Means</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;box-shadow: inset -5px 0 0 0 #FF00FF;"><a href="/wiki/New_Alliance_Party" title="New Alliance Party">New Alliance Party</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b>Nominee: <a href="/wiki/Lenora_Fulani" title="Lenora Fulani">Lenora Fulani</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;box-shadow: inset -5px 0 0 0 #F8F9FA;"><a href="/wiki/Populist_Party_(United_States,_1984)" title="Populist Party (United States, 1984)">Populist Party</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b>Nominee: <a href="/wiki/David_Duke" title="David Duke">David Duke</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;box-shadow: inset -5px 0 0 0 #FF00FF;"><a href="/wiki/Prohibition_Party" title="Prohibition Party">Prohibition Party</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b>Nominee: <a href="/wiki/Earl_Dodge" title="Earl Dodge">Earl Dodge</a></b></li> <li><b>VP nominee: <a href="/wiki/George_Ormsby_(politician)" title="George Ormsby (politician)">George Ormsby</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;box-shadow: inset -5px 0 0 0 #D30101;"><a href="/wiki/Socialist_Equality_Party_(United_States)" title="Socialist Equality Party (United States)">Socialist Equality Party</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b>Nominee: <a href="/wiki/Edward_Winn" class="mw-redirect" title="Edward Winn">Edward Winn</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;box-shadow: inset -5px 0 0 0 #CD3700;"><a href="/wiki/Socialist_Party_USA" title="Socialist Party USA">Socialist Party</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b>Nominee: <a href="/wiki/Willa_Kenoyer" title="Willa Kenoyer">Willa Kenoyer</a></b></li> <li><b>VP nominee: <a href="/wiki/Ron_Ehrenreich" title="Ron Ehrenreich">Ron Ehrenreich</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;box-shadow: inset -5px 0 0 0 #CD3700;"><a href="/wiki/Socialist_Workers_Party_(United_States)" title="Socialist Workers Party (United States)">Socialist Workers Party</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b>Nominee: <a href="/wiki/James_Warren_(presidential_candidate)" title="James Warren (presidential candidate)">James Warren</a></b></li> <li><b>VP nominee: <a href="/wiki/Kathleen_Mickells" title="Kathleen Mickells">Kathleen Mickells</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;box-shadow: inset -5px 0 0 0 #FF33AA;"><a href="/wiki/Workers_World_Party" title="Workers World Party">Workers World Party</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b>Nominee: Larry Holmes</b></li> <li><b>VP nominee: <a href="/wiki/Gloria_La_Riva" title="Gloria La Riva">Gloria La Riva</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;box-shadow: inset -5px 0 0 0 #DDDDBB;"><b><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independents</a> and others</b></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Jack_Herer" title="Jack Herer">Jack Herer</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Lyndon_LaRouche" title="Lyndon LaRouche">Lyndon LaRouche</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Herbert_G._Lewin" title="Herbert G. Lewin">Herbert G. Lewin</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/William_A._Marra" title="William A. Marra">William A. Marra</a></b></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Eugene_McCarthy" title="Eugene McCarthy">Eugene McCarthy</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><b>Other 1988 elections:</b> <a href="/wiki/1988_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1988 United States House of Representatives elections">House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1988 United States Senate elections">Senate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_United_States_gubernatorial_elections" title="1988 United States gubernatorial elections">Gubernatorial</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="George_H._W._Bush" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="3"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:George_H._W._Bush" title="Template:George H. 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W. Bush">Presidency</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Presidential_transition_of_George_H._W._Bush" title="Presidential transition of George H. W. Bush">Transition</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inauguration_of_George_H._W._Bush" title="Inauguration of George H. W. Bush">Inauguration</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_George_H._W._Bush_presidency" title="Timeline of the George H. W. Bush presidency">Timeline</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_George_H._W._Bush_presidency_(1989)" title="Timeline of the George H. W. Bush presidency (1989)">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_George_H._W._Bush_presidency_(1990)" title="Timeline of the George H. W. Bush presidency (1990)">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_George_H._W._Bush_presidency_(1991)" title="Timeline of the George H. W. Bush presidency (1991)">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_George_H._W._Bush_presidency_(1992%E2%80%93January_1993)" class="mw-redirect" title="Timeline of the George H. W. Bush presidency (1992–January 1993)">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_George_H._W._Bush_presidency_(1992%E2%80%93January_1993)#January_1993" class="mw-redirect" title="Timeline of the George H. W. Bush presidency (1992–January 1993)">January 1993</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Environmental_policy_of_the_United_States#The_George_H._W._Bush_Administration_(1989–1993)" title="Environmental policy of the United States">Environmental policy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Soviet_Union%E2%80%93United_States_summits" title="List of Soviet Union–United States summits">Soviet Union summits</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Malta_Summit" title="Malta Summit">Malta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Helsinki_Summit_(1990)" title="Helsinki Summit (1990)">Helsinki</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_invasion_of_Panama" title="United States invasion of Panama">Invasion of Panama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Chemical_Weapons_Accord" title="1990 Chemical Weapons Accord">Chemical Weapons Accord</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gulf_War" title="Gulf War">Gulf War</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madrid_Conference_of_1991" title="Madrid Conference of 1991">1991 Madrid Conference</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Space_Council" title="National Space Council">National Space Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_world_order_(politics)#The_Gulf_War_and_Bush's_formulation" title="New world order (politics)">New world order</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Somali_Civil_War" title="Somali Civil War">Somali Civil War</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Unified_Task_Force" title="Unified Task Force">Unified Task Force</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_Free_Trade_Agreement#Negotiation_and_U.S._ratification" title="North American Free Trade Agreement">Negotiations for the North American Free Trade Agreement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cannabis_policy_of_the_George_H._W._Bush_administration" title="Cannabis policy of the George H. W. Bush administration">Cannabis policy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_H._W._Bush_vomiting_incident" title="George H. W. Bush vomiting incident">Vomiting incident</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_H._W._Bush_broccoli_comments" title="George H. W. Bush broccoli comments">Broccoli comments</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/White_House_horseshoe_pit" title="White House horseshoe pit">White House horseshoe pit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_people_pardoned_by_George_H._W._Bush" title="List of people pardoned by George H. W. Bush">Presidential pardons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_international_presidential_trips_made_by_George_H._W._Bush" title="List of international presidential trips made by George H. W. Bush">International trips</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/C%26O_desk" title="C&O desk">Oval Office desk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presidency_of_George_H._W._Bush#Administration" title="Presidency of George H. W. Bush">Cabinet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_George_H._W._Bush" title="List of federal judges appointed by George H. W. Bush">Judicial appointments</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Clarence_Thomas_Supreme_Court_nomination" title="Clarence Thomas Supreme Court nomination">Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_H._W._Bush_Supreme_Court_candidates" title="George H. W. Bush Supreme Court candidates">Supreme Court candidates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_H._W._Bush_judicial_appointment_controversies" title="George H. W. Bush judicial appointment controversies">controversies</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Author:George_Herbert_Walker_Bush/Executive_orders" class="extiw" title="wikisource:Author:George Herbert Walker Bush/Executive orders">Executive orders</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Author:George_Herbert_Walker_Bush/Presidential_Proclamations" class="extiw" title="wikisource:Author:George Herbert Walker Bush/Presidential Proclamations">Presidential proclamations</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="8" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/George_H._W._Bush_presidential_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-George_H._W._Bush_presidential_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="131" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/George_H._W._Bush_presidential_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-George_H._W._Bush_presidential_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/George_H._W._Bush_presidential_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-George_H._W._Bush_presidential_portrait_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="2100" /></span></span><br /><br /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_the_President_of_the_United_States.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Seal_of_the_President_of_the_United_States.svg/100px-Seal_of_the_President_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Seal_of_the_President_of_the_United_States.svg/150px-Seal_of_the_President_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Seal_of_the_President_of_the_United_States.svg/200px-Seal_of_the_President_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2424" data-file-height="2425" /></a></span></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Life</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/George_H.W._Bush_Presidential_Library_and_Museum" title="George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum">Presidential Library</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bush_School_of_Government_and_Public_Service" class="mw-redirect" title="Bush School of Government and Public Service">Bush School of Government and Public Service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walker%27s_Point_Estate" title="Walker's Point Estate">Walker's Point Estate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Post-presidency_of_George_H._W._Bush" title="Post-presidency of George H. W. Bush">Post-presidency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Death_and_state_funeral_of_George_H._W._Bush" title="Death and state funeral of George H. W. Bush">Death and state funeral</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Speeches</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1989_George_H._W._Bush_speech_to_a_joint_session_of_Congress" title="1989 George H. W. Bush speech to a joint session of Congress">Joint session of Congress</a> (1989)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/State_of_the_Union" title="State of the Union">State of the Union addresses</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1990_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1990 State of the Union Address">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1991 State of the Union Address">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1992 State of the Union Address">1992</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chicken_Kiev_speech" title="Chicken Kiev speech">Chicken Kiev</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_history_of_George_H._W._Bush" title="Electoral history of George H. W. Bush">Elections</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">U.S. Senate</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1964_United_States_Senate_election_in_Texas" title="1964 United States Senate election in Texas">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_United_States_Senate_election_in_Texas" title="1970 United States Senate election in Texas">1970</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">U.S. House</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1966_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1966 United States House of Representatives elections">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1968 United States House of Representatives elections">1968</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Vice Presidential</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ronald_Reagan_1980_presidential_campaign" title="Ronald Reagan 1980 presidential campaign">1980 campaign</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1980_Republican_Party_vice_presidential_candidate_selection" title="1980 Republican Party vice presidential candidate selection">selection</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_Republican_National_Convention" title="1980 Republican National Convention">convention</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_presidential_election" title="1980 United States presidential election">election</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presidential_transition_of_Ronald_Reagan" title="Presidential transition of Ronald Reagan">transition</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ronald_Reagan_1984_presidential_campaign" title="Ronald Reagan 1984 presidential campaign">1984 campaign</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1984_Republican_National_Convention" title="1984 Republican National Convention">convention</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_United_States_presidential_election" title="1984 United States presidential election">election</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Presidential</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/George_H._W._Bush#1980_presidential_election" title="George H. W. Bush">1980 campaign</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1980_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1980 Republican Party presidential primaries">primaries</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_H._W._Bush_1988_presidential_campaign" title="George H. W. Bush 1988 presidential campaign">1988 campaign</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1988_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1988 Republican Party presidential primaries">primaries</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Republican_Party_vice_presidential_candidate_selection" title="1988 Republican Party vice presidential candidate selection">running mate selection</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Republican_National_Convention" title="1988 Republican National Convention">convention</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Thousand_points_of_light" title="Thousand points of light">"a thousand points of light"</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Read_my_lips:_no_new_taxes" title="Read my lips: no new taxes">"Read my lips: no new taxes"</a></li></ul></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">debates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_United_States_presidential_election" title="1988 United States presidential election">election</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_H._W._Bush_1992_presidential_campaign" title="George H. W. Bush 1992 presidential campaign">1992 campaign</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1992_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1992 Republican Party presidential primaries">primaries</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Republican_National_Convention" title="1992 Republican National Convention">convention</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_United_States_presidential_debates" title="1992 United States presidential debates">debates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_United_States_presidential_election" title="1992 United States presidential election">election</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presidential_transition_of_Bill_Clinton" title="Presidential transition of Bill Clinton">Clinton transition</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/George_H._W._Bush#Public_image" title="George H. W. Bush">Public image</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Saturday_Night_Live_parodies_of_George_H._W._Bush" title="Saturday Night Live parodies of George H. W. Bush">Saturday Night Live parodies</a></i> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_X-Presidents" title="The X-Presidents">The X-Presidents</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Presidential_Reunion" title="Presidential Reunion">Presidential Reunion</a></i> (2010 short film)</li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Naked_Gun_2%C2%BD:_The_Smell_of_Fear" title="The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear">The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear</a></i> (1991)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/What_It_Takes:_The_Way_to_the_White_House" title="What It Takes: The Way to the White House">What It Takes: The Way to the White House</a></i> (1993)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Silence_of_the_Hams" title="The Silence of the Hams">The Silence of the Hams</a></i> (1994)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/George_Bush:_The_Life_of_a_Lone_Star_Yankee" title="George Bush: The Life of a Lone Star Yankee">George Bush: The Life of a Lone Star Yankee</a></i> (1997)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Family:_The_Real_Story_of_the_Bush_Dynasty" title="The Family: The Real Story of the Bush Dynasty">The Family: The Real Story of the Bush Dynasty</a></i> (2004)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/George_H.W._Bush_(film)" title="George H.W. 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