Dole vs. Mondale: The 1976 vice presidential debate

The 1976 presidential cycle featured former Georgia Gov. Jimmy Carter, the Democratic nominee, and incumbent President Gerald Ford, a Republican. The vice presidential debate consisted of Sen. Walter Mondale of Minnesota, a Democrat, and Sen. Bob Dole of Kansas, a Republican. The vice presidential debate was a 75-minute discussion on all topics. Moderated by James Hoge of the Chicago Sun Times, with questions posed by a panel of journalists, it took place on October 15,1976, in Houston. This content is brought to you as part of a PBS NewsHour project to make all presidential and vice presidential debates available to watch online. To view other debates, go to:    • Watch all the presidential debates since 1960   Stream your PBS favorites with the PBS app: https://to.pbs.org/2Jb8twG Find more from PBS NewsHour at https://www.pbs.org/newshour Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2HfsCD6 Follow us: Facebook: http://www.pbs.org/newshour Twitter:   / newshour   Instagram:   / newshour   Snapchat: @pbsnews Subscribe: PBS NewsHour podcasts: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/podcasts Newsletters: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/subscribe