5. The Debaters

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction: The First Presidential Debate 1
4. Part I: Anticipation
5. 1. The Predebate Debate 15
6. 2. Predebate Strategy 51
7. 3. Candidate Preparation 92
8. 4. Predebate News Coverage 114
9. Part II: Execution
10. 5. The Debaters 149
11. 6. The Questioners 205
12. 7. The Productions 240
13. Part III: Reaction
14. 8. Social Media and Real- Time Reactions 275
15. 9. Postdebate News Coverage 291
16. 10. Debates and Voters 325
17. Conclusion: The Globalization of an American Tradition 339
18. Schedule of Televised Presidential and Vice Presidential Debates, 1960–2012 347
19. Notes 351
20. Selected Bibliography 399
21. Index 405