Presidential and Vice-Presidential Debate Watching Parties | September 26 - October 15, 2008
IGS is hosting its quadrennial cycle of viewing parties centered around viewing (and discussing afterward) the cable network telecasts of the presidential and vice-presidential debates, projected on the IGS Library's super-sized screen. All events listed below are held in the IGS Library Reading Room, 109 Moses Hall, UC Berkeley. All events are free and open to the public.
Note: Due to heavy interest, IGS will be adding extra seating in the courtyard outside Moses Hall, which will permit viewing the debate there as well as in the IGS Library Reading Room.
Friday, September 26
6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Senator John McCain (R-Arizona) and Senator Barack Obama (D-Illinois)
Foreign policy and national security issues
University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi
Moderator: Jim Lehrer
Foreign policy and national security issues
University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi
Moderator: Jim Lehrer
Thursday, October 2
6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Vice-Presidential Debate
Senator Joseph Biden (D-Delaware) and Governor Sarah Palin (R-Alaska)
Washington University, Saint Louis, Missouri
Moderator: Gwen Ifill
Co-sponsored by Berkeley College Republicans and Cal Berkeley Democrats
Senator Joseph Biden (D-Delaware) and Governor Sarah Palin (R-Alaska)
Washington University, Saint Louis, Missouri
Moderator: Gwen Ifill
Co-sponsored by Berkeley College Republicans and Cal Berkeley Democrats
Thursday, October 7
6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Second Presidential Debate
Town Hall format
Belmont University, Nashville, Tennessee
Moderator: Tom Brokaw
Co-sponsored by Cal Berkeley Democrats
Town Hall format
Belmont University, Nashville, Tennessee
Moderator: Tom Brokaw
Co-sponsored by Cal Berkeley Democrats
Wednesday, October 15
6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Third Presidential Debate
Domestic and economic issues
Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York
Moderator: Bob Schieffer
Co-sponsored by Cal Berkeley Democrats
Domestic and economic issues
Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York
Moderator: Bob Schieffer
Co-sponsored by Cal Berkeley Democrats