02381cam a2200457 a 4500001000700000003000800007005001700015006001900032007000300051008004100054010001700095020001500112020001800127035001100145040002300156041000800179043001200187050002300199082001000222100003700232245012300269260004800392300004100440336002600481337002800507338002700535500002000562504003500582505041300617520036001030650004101390650004501431650003701476650004201513650005901555650004301614650004901657700002401706856008901730856010401819547774BJBSDDR20260806104426.0a|||||r|||| 00| 0 ta880412s1988    nyua     b    001 0 eng    a   88012548   a019505539X  a9780195055399  a547774  aDLCcDLCdDLCbeng  aeng  an-us---14aJK 524bJ32pr 198800a324.71 aJamieson, Kathleen Hall, d1946-10aPresidential debates :bthe challenge of creating an informed electorate /cKathleen Hall Jamieson, David S. Birdsell.  aNew York :bOxford University Press,c1988.  a264 pages :billustrations ;c22 cm.  atextbtxt2rdacontent  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  aIncludes index.  aBibliography: pages [241]-257.0 aCharacteristics of prebroadcast debates in America, 17. -- The contributions of american debate, 1770-1920, 39. -- The limitations of american debate, 1770-1920, 64. -- The impact of broadcasting on debates, 84. -- The power of broadcast debates, 120. -- The problems of broadcast debates, 162. -- The promise of debates, 194. -- Presidential debates, 1948-1984, 223. -- The law and presidential debates, 229  aHow important are presidential debates today? To answer this question, the authors place modern debates in their cultural and historical context, tracing their origins and development in the American political tradition, from the eighteenth century to the present, and concluding with some thoughtful suggestions for improving their current effectiveness. 0aPresidentszUnited StatesxElection. 4aPresidenteszEstados UnidosxElecciones  0aCampaign debateszUnited States. 4aDebates electorales zEstados Unidos  4aDebates electorales por televisión zEstados Unidos  0aTelevision in politicszUnited States. 4aTelevisión en política zEstados Unidos 1 aBirdsell, David S. 423Publisher descriptionuhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0640/88012548-d.html423Contributor biographical informationuhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0726/88012548-b.html